payments demanded of the losers in a war by the victors as compensation for damage suffered, usually to civilians and property. For example, heavy reparations were exacted by Britain, France, and the U.S. from Germany after World War I.
Payment or other compensation provided by a government to a group of people or to another country to compensate for loss or damage that it has caused. Internationally, reparations have been paid after a war by the losers to the winners, most notably by Germany after World War I.
Damages paid to victims for injuries incurred as a results of the actions of the defendant.
The money and goods paid by Germany to the Allies after World War I.
the act of making amends; compensation, in money or perhaps land, for damages done by a government to a people as a result of enslavement or dispossession.
Payments made by Germany to the Allies ( Great Britain, France and the United States) after World War I.
Money that Germany was ordered to pay as compensation to the Allies by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Parties that are wronged during a futures or options transaction may be awarded compensation through the CFTC's claims procedure. This compensation is known as reparations because it "repairs" the wronged party.
The term is used in conjunction with the CFTC's customer claims procedure to recover civil damages.
Under the Treaty of Varsailles, Germany was required to pay reparations (compensation) to the countries it had attacked. The severity of the reparations contributed to Germany's economic problems in the 1930s and contributed to the political crises that led to the Second World War.
the generic term used to cover redress of an injury by a variety of means, financial or otherwise, made by a sovereign state; often used to refer to compensation claims made by the victors or victims of war against the vanquished state following the cessation of hostilities. Compensation and restitution are two forms of reparations.
