【Reparation】 , 【redress】 , 【amends】 , 【restitution】 , 【indemnity】 are comparable when they mean a return for something lost or suffered, usually through the fault of another.
【Reparation】 implies an attempt to restore things to their normal or sound condition. It is chiefly applied to recompense for material losses or damages or reimbursement for repairs, but it is applied also to atonement for an offense, especially one incurring injury to others.
【Redress】 heightens the implications of a grievance and therefore connotes compensation or satisfaction, or even, at times, retaliation or vengeance.
【Amends】 is as strong as 【redress】 in its suggestion of due satisfaction but weaker in its implication of a grievance. It often implies a correction or restoration of a just balance.
【Restitution】 implies the restoration in kind or in value of what has been unlawfully taken.
【Indemnity】 is the specific term for money given (as by an insurance company) in 【reparation】 for losses (as from fire, accident, illness, or disaster) or for payments made by a defeated country for losses caused by war.
