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Amends means 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.
To make 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.
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