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amends

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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See amends in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See amends in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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