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amends

a·mends [ ə méndz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
restitution of wrong: something done or given as compensation for a wrong ( takes a singular or plural verb )
a desire to make amends after the misunderstanding
No amends were forthcoming even after we had proven that they were in the wrong.

[14th century. < Old French amendes, plural of amende "reparation" < amender (see amend)]
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