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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In 1824, Haiti agreed to pay 150 million francs to France in reparations for their loss of human property—an exorbitant debt that took 122 years to pay off.
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with Hugh Van Ellis, who died a year ago at 102, the women were part of a lawsuit seeking reparations for the race riot.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The 2016 peace agreement had included promises by the state to advance rural development, undertake land reform and reparations for victims of the half-century conflict, and offer crop substitutions for farmers of coca, the raw material for the production of cocaine.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Newsom vetoes a bill to study reparations for families displaced at Chavez Ravine.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
As 16 municipalities, New York state and Illinois develop reparations proposals, California’s task force members have been in touch with a wide network of legislators working on reparations.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Advocates hoping for more ambitious laws to provide a more substantial investment in reparations were sorely disappointed.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
The centerpiece of Bradford’s reparations package was the Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have overseen state reparations initiatives.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with Hugh Van Ellis, who died a year ago at 102, the women were part of a lawsuit seeking reparations for the race riot.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The 2016 peace agreement had included promises by the state to advance rural development, undertake land reform and reparations for victims of the half-century conflict, and offer crop substitutions for farmers of coca, the raw material for the production of cocaine.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Newsom vetoes a bill to study reparations for families displaced at Chavez Ravine.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
As 16 municipalities, New York state and Illinois develop reparations proposals, California’s task force members have been in touch with a wide network of legislators working on reparations.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Advocates hoping for more ambitious laws to provide a more substantial investment in reparations were sorely disappointed.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
The centerpiece of Bradford’s reparations package was the Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have overseen state reparations initiatives.
—Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Reparations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparations. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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