Noun
amends -
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
damages ,
indemnity ,
indemnification ,
restitution ,
redress
compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
relief the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"
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
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)
exemplary damages ,
punitive damages ,
smart money (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
amends -
something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
reparation
atonement ,
expiation ,
propitiation compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
