Amende

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A`mende´

A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

Amende honorable
(Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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