AMENDE HONORABLE
amende honorable (<<schwa>>-mend on-<<schwa>>-r<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l or
a-mawnd on-<<schwa>>-rah-b<<schwa>>l). [French “honorable reparation”] Hist. A formal
reparation for an offense or injury, done by making an open and usu. humiliating acknowledgment
and apology so as to restore the victim’s honor. • This apology could be accomplished, for
example, by walking into church with a rope around the neck and a torch in hand, begging
forgiveness from the injured party. [Blacks Law 8th]