Noun : reparation for an injustice. From Dictionary.com.
Maybe even some calls for reparations from the Vatican?. From Wordnik.com. [Columbus: The Far Left is Dead Right, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Will you seek any reparations from the Japanese for the loss of the Ady Gil?. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Cope: Ady Gil Sinks in Southern Ocean -- An Exclusive Interview With Captain Chuck Swift of the Sea Shepherd Vessel Bob Barker] Reference
Should the developed nations demand reparations from the developing nations for that?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Who Cares About “Climate Debt”?] Reference
The United States paid Switzerland one million dollars in reparations, for the mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Above the Clouds at Thirty Below] Reference
He called for the establishment of what he called a reparations commission for the victims of apartheid. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
So I wonder… where are MY reparations from the English for having oppressed Scots for so many generations?. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit Free Press: Know What we Need? Reparations for Gays - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference
So I wonder ... where are MY reparations from the English for having oppressed Scots for so many generations?. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
So I wonder … where are MY reparations from the English for having oppressed Scots for so many generations?. From Wordnik.com. [The Reality Check] Reference
Germany has apologized and sent out many millions of dollars in reparations trying to atone for what they did. From Wordnik.com. [Japan’s Unwarranted Criticisms] Reference
They intended to get their reparations from the German factories and mines in the form of goods and raw materials. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
She also promised the people of Guam reparations from the US government for what the Japanese did there during World War II. From Wordnik.com. [Spurred by gas tax debate, Clinton goes on offensive] Reference
OUR government - in collusion with Japan, said specifically that our men and women could never get reparations from the Japanese. From Wordnik.com. [Japan’s Unwarranted Criticisms] Reference
They also decided that Italy could not expect to share in German reparations if her delegates were not present to sign the German treaty. From Wordnik.com. [Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times.] Reference
"But, the document does not mention the trans-Atlantic slave trade, nor does the word reparations appear anywhere in the text," Mr. Wareham told The Final Call. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In terms of reparations, that is not a new agenda. From Wordnik.com. ['They Missed A Golden Opportunity'] Reference
But that’s not how the common useage of reparations is understood. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » On Eric Liu on Goodwin Liu] Reference
I’m not for wealth redistribution plans but I think some form of reparations is just and needed. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Reparations for Slavery] Reference
“Before his death he gave a large amount of money as, I believe one would call it, reparations.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Side of Dark] Reference
My Question: "Senator Obama, do you support the idea of reparations for African Americans for Slavery?". From Wordnik.com. [From My Position... On the way!] Reference
The idead of reparations is ridiculous. From Wordnik.com. [Senate to take up resolution apologizing for slavery] Reference
He's pro "reparations" but anti education vouchers. From Wordnik.com. [Rush Redux - Anil Dash] Reference
Is "reparations" going to be the new euphemism for Welfare?. From Wordnik.com. [Senate apologizes for slavery] Reference
Nor did anyone of them offer "reparations" for the damage they caused. From Wordnik.com. [Islam] Reference
Of course no "reparations" will be paid – that would be a political suicide. From Wordnik.com. [Senate to take up resolution apologizing for slavery] Reference
Can't wait for after the election when Obama guts Nasa to pay for "reparations". From Wordnik.com. [Washington Examiner Space Blogger Goes The Nazi Route - NASA Watch] Reference
What's your view of "reparations"? by Matthew T. on Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 at 10: 37: 21 AM. From Wordnik.com. [Putting Race Explicitly into the CRA] Reference
Under this entirely different arrangement, much of the need for "reparations" would go away. From Wordnik.com. [Controlling Our Corporations: Containment versus Rehab] Reference
For instance, "reparations" are all about sticking it to the guy who made great-great-grandpa a slave. From Wordnik.com. [There's a big difference between Walt Kowalski and Archie Bunker — "Gran Torino" is not "All in the Family."] Reference
Obama's audio comments that are the big news of today, bring to mind the old bogeyman of "reparations". From Wordnik.com. [Collapse or Blip?] Reference
Robinson told Le Temps that while slavery will be discussed, "the word 'reparations' is no longer on the table.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It was hoped that the IFP would not try to delay publication, so that important matters such as reparations could be dealt with. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Barack avoids discussing race like the plague - ever hear the words "el Barrio," "reparations," "Asian math whiz" escape his lips?. From Wordnik.com. [Richard M. Benjamin: Jeckyll & Hyde, Good Cop & Bad Cop: Barack and Eric Are Doppelg��ngers!] Reference
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