/ ˌrepəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun ( formal )
1.
reparations [ pl. ] money that is paid by a country that has lost a war, for the damage, injuries, etc. that it has caused
2.
[ U ] the act of giving sth to sb or doing sth for them in order to show that you are sorry for suffering that you have caused :
Offenders should be forced to make reparation to the community.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from late Latin reparatio(n-) , from reparare make ready again, from re- back + parare make ready.