rep·a·ra·tion /ˌre-pə-'rā-shən/ n
1 a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury
b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction
2: the payment of damages; specif: compensation in money or materials payable by a defeated nation for damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation
— usu. used in pl.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.