Definition of Reparation

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

Examples of Reparation in a sentence

Alec tried to make reparation for the hurt feelings he had caused, but Emily wasn’t having any of it. 🔊

Rather than fining the graffiti artist, the judge ordered him to make reparation by painting the entire building. 🔊

Although monetary reparation will help with the medical bills, it’s little compensation for the long-term pain and suffering caused by the drunk driver. 🔊

Anthony decided to file a claim seeking reparation for the chronic respiratory problems he had suffered ever since he worked at the factory. 🔊

The issue of making reparation to descendants of slaves has become a hotbed of controversy in the U.S. 🔊

Although he was deadly serious, the City Council couldn’t help smiling when the panhandler demanded reparation for the placement of a newsstand on his corner. 🔊

Even though reparation was made after his mother broke her hip in the rehab center, Mark was not satisfied. 🔊

The landlord had to cash in all of his bonds to make reparation to the tenants who had been displaced because of the broken plumbing. 🔊

The Assembly of Galaxy Governors voted unanimously not to provide reparation to the planets that had been decimated during the Bragon Wars. 🔊

Although the relatives of the journalist acknowledged the offer of reparation for the mistaken torture and death of their loved one, they stated that it was not a realistic compensation for their emotional loss. 🔊

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