English → Latin
“amends” in Latin
compēnsātiōweighing (of factors), balancing, equalizingsatisfactiōthe giving of security or bail; satisfaction (for an offence); reparation, amends; excuse, apology, pleaexpiātiōsatisfaction, atonement, expiation, purificationscelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, r
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amends
compensatio: satisfactio (what satisfies an injured person): expiatio (atonement for a crime; sceleris, rupti foederis, etc.). To make amends for anything, aliquid compensare: satisfacere alicui (to give anybody satisfaction): expiare aliquid (of making amends for a crime: by anything, aliqua re. Also, expiarealiquem aliqua re): to anybody by anything, aliquid alicui compensare aliqua re: far an injury suffered or loss sustained, alicui damnum restitnere, damnum praestare: to make one’s self amends for a loss sustained, damnum or detrimentum sarcire or resarcire; damnum compensare (aliqua re). To accept amends for anything, satisfactionem accipere pro aliqua re. To seek amends, res repetere (not only of the Fetialis, or Roman officer who demanded restitution from a state, but also of a purchaser of damaged goods, etc., claiming his money back).
Recompense. Vid: REWARD.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amends?
- The usual Latin words for “amends” are compēnsātiō, satisfactiō, expiātiō; also scelus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.