reparative
adjective
tending to repair; repairing; mending.
reparatory
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a variation of
reparative.
Example Sentences
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But in 2025, the Church Commissioners announced a commitment of £1.6bn over the next three years for exactly those things, saying reparatory justice spending would sit alongside, not replace, existing work.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
"We won the battle against slavery, we won the battle against colonialism, we won the battle against apartheid, and we are confident that we shall win the battle against reparatory injustice," Ablakwa told the conference.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Mahama announced the creation of three working panels to explore practical pathways to reparatory justice.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Furthermore, Lord Biggar challenges the core premise of Project Spire and reparatory justice as a whole - that historic suffering directly dictates modern disadvantage.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The more vigorous, plastic, and rich in nutritive material, so much the more life increases and manifests itself, so much the quicker the reparatory processes restore a lesion to its natural condition.
From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Augustus C. Hamlin
