Reparation payments could be spent in other ways.

赔款可以用在其他方面。

It took until 1988 for the US government to acknowledge the injustice of its internment camps and approve reparations payments to survivors.

直到 1988 年，美国政府才承认其拘留营的不公正，并批准向幸存者支付赔偿金。