AmendsWordNet Explorer
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something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
(law) redress awarded by a court
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)