Amends Definition

ə-mĕndz

noun

Recompense for grievance or injury.

The new law offers no amends to victims of crime. I assured them that no amends are necessary. You must make amends to them for the insult.

American Heritage

Something given or done to make up for injury, loss, etc. that one has caused.

To make amends for rudeness.

Webster's New World

Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.

Wiktionary

(law) Abbreviation of amendments.

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verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amend.

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Origin of Amends

Middle English amendes from Old French pl. of amende reparation from amender to amend amend

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.

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