amends (noun)

  • 31indemnification — noun 1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • Syn: ↑damages, ↑amends, ↑indemnity, ↑restitution, ↑redress • Derivationally related forms: ↑redress (for: ↑ …

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  • 32punitive damages — noun (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) • Syn: ↑exemplary damages, ↑smart money • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 33smart money — noun 1. money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) • Hypernyms: ↑speculation, ↑venture 2. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of… …

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  • 34reparation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amends, redress, restitution, indemnity. See atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The making of amends] Syn. atonement, expiation, apology, penance, propitiation, satisfaction, self condemnation. 2.… …

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  • 35reparation — rep·a·ra·tion /ˌre pə rā shən/ n 1 a: the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury b: something done or given as amends or satisfaction 2: the payment of damages; specif: compensation in money or… …

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  • 36redress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. right, correct, repair, reform, relieve, remedy. n. amends, restitution, reparation, requital, compensation, relief. See restoration, atonement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Correction] Syn. revision,… …

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  • 37collection — I (accumulation) noun accession, accretion, acervation, acervus, acquisition, addition, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amassment, amount accrued, compilation, concentration, congestus, conglomerate, conglomeration, convergence, cumulation …

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  • 38amend, emend — Amend means to put right, to change for the better. We amend by adding or altering, as the noun amendment suggests. Emend, once merely another spelling of amend, has a similar meaning but is properly used only to refer to corrections or changes… …

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  • 39compensation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Equalizing payment Nouns 1. (act of compensating) compensation, satisfaction, indemnification, indemnity; compromise; counteraction, [equal and opposite] reaction; measure for measure; retaliation,… …

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  • 40restitution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. restoration, reparation, amends, amende honorable; atonement, redemption; remuneration; recovery, repossession; return, compensation; making good; rehabilitation; indemnification; retrieval; repair.… …

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