About The Word Amends

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Amends

Amends Meaning & Definition
Amends Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amends?

[n] something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
[n] a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amends: damages | indemnification | indemnity | redress | reparation | restitution

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See Also | actual damages | atonement | atonement | compensation | compensatory damages | exemplary damages | expiation | expiation | general damages | nominal damages | propitiation | punitive damages | relief | satisfaction | smart money

Amends In Webster's Dictionary

\A*mends"\, n. sing. & pl. [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. {Amende}.] Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. [Now const. with sing. verb.] ``An honorable amends.'' --Addison. Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends. --Shak.

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