HyperDic: amends

English > 2 senses of the word *amends*:
NOUN	possession	amends, damages, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
NOUN	act	amends, reparation	something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

amends > pronunciation
Sounds	ahmeh'ndz
Rhymes	bends

English > *amends*: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury.
Synonyms	damages, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
Narrower	actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages	(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
	atonement, expiation, satisfaction	compensation for a wrong
	nominal damages	(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
	punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money	(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
	relief	(law) redress awarded by a court
Broader	compensation	Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
Spanish	compensación, daños, enmiendas, indemnidad, indemnificaciones, indemnización, reparación, resarcimiento, restitución
Catalan	danys i perjudicis, indemnització

English > *amends*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong.
Example	"how can I make amends"
Synonym	reparation
Broader	expiation, atonement, propitiation	The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Spanish	indemnización
Catalan	indemnització

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