reparation of loss

  • 1reparation for loss — index out of pocket Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2reparation — rep‧a‧ra‧tion [ˌrepəˈreɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] formal LAW payment made to someone for loss, damage etc that someone has caused them in the past; = COMPENSATION: • A commission will gather demands for reparations from companies and… …

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  • 3reparation — [rep΄ə rā′shən] n. [ME reparacion < MFr < LL reparatio < pp. of L reparare: see REPAIR1] 1. a repairing or being repaired; restoration to good condition 2. a making of amends; making up for a wrong or injury 3. a) anything paid or done… …

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  • 4reparation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amends, redress, restitution, indemnity. See atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The making of amends] Syn. atonement, expiation, apology, penance, propitiation, satisfaction, self condemnation. 2.… …

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  • 5Reparation (legal) — In jurisprudence, reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim. Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation. Reparation through community service is based on the collectivist notion of society… …

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  • 6reparation — /rep euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice. 2. Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual… …

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  • 7reparation — [[t]re̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] reparations 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Reparations are sums of money that are paid after a war by the defeated country for the damage and injuries it caused in other countries. Israel accepted billions of dollars in war… …

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  • 8reparation — noun 1 reparations (plural) money paid by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, injuries, and damage it has caused 2 (C, U) formal payment made to someone for damage, loss, or injury that you have caused them in the past: make… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9reparation — rep•a•ra•tion [[t]ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the making of amends for wrong or injury done 2) gov Usu., reparations. compensation payable by a defeated nation to the victor for damages or loss suffered during war 3) restoration to good condition • …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10out of pocket — adverb compensation, costs, damages, expenses, just compensation, payment, recovery, remuneration, reparation for loss, repayment, restitution, restoration, retrieval, satisfaction associated concepts: pocket expenses Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… …

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