amends 音标拼音: [əm'ɛndz]
n . 赔偿,赎罪,道歉
赔偿,赎罪,道歉
amends n 1 :
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [
synonym : {
damages }, {
amends }, {
indemnity }, {
indemnification },
{
restitution }, {
redress }]
2 :
something done or paid in expiation of a wrong ; "
how can I make amends " [
synonym : {
reparation }, {
amends }]
Amends \
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "
amends ":
atonement ,
balancing ,
blood money ,
commutation ,
compensate ,
compensation ,
composition ,
compromise ,
consideration ,
correction ,
counteraction ,
counterbalancing ,
damages ,
expiation ,
expiatory offering ,
fixing ,
guerdon ,
honorarium ,
indemnification ,
indemnity ,
lex talionis ,
make amends ,
make reparation ,
make restitution ,
making amends ,
making good ,
making right ,
making up ,
meed ,
mending ,
offsetting ,
overhaul ,
overhauling ,
pay ,
paying back ,
peace offering ,
piaculum ,
price ,
propitiation ,
quittance ,
reclamation ,
recompense ,
rectification ,
redemption ,
redress ,
refund ,
reimbursement ,
remedy ,
remuneration ,
repair ,
repairing ,
reparation ,
repay ,
repayment ,
reprisal ,
requital ,
requite ,
requitement ,
restitution ,
retaliation ,
retribution ,
return ,
revenge ,
reward ,
salvage ,
satisfaction ,
smart money ,
solatium ,
squaring ,
substitution ,
troubleshooting ,
wergild AMENDS .
A satisfaction ,
given by a wrong doer to the party injured for a wrong committed .
1 Lilly '
s Reg .
81 .
2 .
By statute 24 Geo .
II .
c .
44 ,
in England ,
and by similar statutes in some of the United States ,
justices of the peace ,
upon being notified of an intended suit against them ,
may tender amends fore the wrong alleged or done by them in their official character ,
and if found sufficient ,
the tender debars the action .
See Act of Penn .
21 March ,
1772 ,
Sec .
1 and .
2 ;
Willes '
Rep .
671 ,
2 ;
6 Bin .
83 ;
5 Serg . &
R .
517 ,
299 ;
3 Id .
295 ;
4 Bin .
20 .
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