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reparation (Noun) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s). reparation (Noun) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway. Origin: From reparationem, from reparatio.
repatriate - a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored. citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community. Verb: 1. repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees extradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there