make reparations
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It also established alternative sentences to prison for those who confess their crimes, make reparations to their victims and pledge not to return to violence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
In the run-up to this year's summit, there have been growing calls from Commonwealth leaders for the UK to apologise and make reparations worth for the country’s historic role in the slave trade.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
In the run-up to the summit, there have been growing calls from Commonwealth leaders for the UK to apologise and make reparations.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is still working to figure out how the county should make reparations to Black Angelenos discriminated against over the decades by government actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
“My first act,” I wrote, “will be to confess that I love you. I’ll beg pardon a thousand times for causing you unhappiness and make reparations by making you laugh a thousand times.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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