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Amends is defined as compensation for harm.

(noun)

An example of amends may be the payment in accordance with terms of a lawsuit brought against a defendant who had harmed the plaintiff.

The definition of amends means to apologize or make a poor situation better.

(verb)

An example of someone making amends is a husband bringing home flowers to his wife after an argument.

See amends in Webster's New World College Dictionary

plural noun

something given or done to make up for injury, loss, etc. that one has caused: to make amends for rudeness

Origin: ME < OFr, pl. of amende, a fine: see amend

See amends in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Recompense for grievance or injury: The new law offers no amends to victims of crime. I assured them that no amends are necessary. You must make amends to them for the insult. See Synonyms at reparation.

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Origin: Middle English amendes

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , pl. of amende, reparation

Origin: , from amender, to amend; see amend

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