Wiedergutmachung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- amends noun Something done to make up for harm or wrongdoing.
- atonement noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
- compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
- remediation noun The act or process of remedying a situation.
- reparation noun Payment or other compensation made to people who have been wronged, especially by a state to a group it has harmed. Usually plural: reparations.
Senses
Wiedergutmachung is used for these senses in English:
- amends Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
- atonement Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
- atonement (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
- compensation (real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
- remediation The act or process of remedying a situation.
- reparation (usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
atonement — full definition
- noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
- noun (religion) The reconciliation between God and humanity, especially through the death of Jesus Christ.