as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury
the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land
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Recent Examples of reparation
However, even if a ceasefire is reached soon, Russia is likely to maintain control over the occupied territories, while Ukraine's hopes of receiving reparations from Moscow for post-war reconstruction appear unrealistic.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Legislation now under consideration by the Maryland legislature, the Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025, aims to hold energy producers liable for the effects of climate change by effectively forcing them to pay reparations.
—Christopher B. Summers, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
In the United States, private reparations initiatives have been repeatedly undercut by debates over who, exactly, deserves to pay or be paid.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Legislation now under consideration by the Maryland legislature, the Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025, aims to hold energy producers liable for the effects of climate change by effectively forcing them to pay reparations.
—Christopher B. Summers, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
In the United States, private reparations initiatives have been repeatedly undercut by debates over who, exactly, deserves to pay or be paid.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reparation
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“Reparation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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