reparation
     n 1: compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury;
          "an act for which there is no reparation"
     2: (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation
        by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations
        demanded after Wordl War I"
     3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair},
         {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}]
     4: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I
        make amends" [syn: {amends}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0