Retaliation vs Reparation - What's the difference?
retaliation | reparation |
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
An act of violent response.
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(usually in plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
* Dryden
The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.
As nouns the difference between retaliation and reparation
is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while reparation is (usually in plural) a payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).retaliation
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* See alsoreparation
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(en noun)- I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.
- the reparation of a bridge or of a highway