amende honorable

[uh-mend on-er-uh-buhl, a-mahn daw-naw-ra-bl^uh] / əˈmɛnd ˈɒn ər ə bəl, a mɑ̃ dɔ nɔˈra blə /

NOUN

public apology

Synonyms

WEAK

atonement full apology making amends public recantation

Example Sentences

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I spoke before Sala, and referred to a misquotation from a speech I had made in the country, and purposely then and there made the amende honorable, of which he at least understood the meaning.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry

Once again in these pages I tender her with all my heart my amende honorable.

From War by Loti, Pierre

If I were a new-married woman I do not know whether I would forgive you till you had made the amende honorable by writing something to expose the men.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen

Overwhelmed by this magnanimity, I murmured my thanks and complete satisfaction with her amende honorable, and tried to turn the occasion to such profit as might be by questioning the man a little.

From Against Odds A Detective Story by Lynch, Lawrence L.

First, let me make the amende honorable, Doctor Vaughan.

From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lynch, Lawrence L.