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Atonement

Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.

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Amends 76% connected

Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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Damages 76% connected

of Damage

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Indemnification 76% connected

The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of…

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Indemnity 76% connected

Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.

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Redress 76% connected

To dress again.

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Restitution 76% connected

The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.

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Salvation 76% connected

The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.

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Amends 76% connected

Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

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Reparation 76% connected

The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, re…

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Abye 74% connected

To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.

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Abye 74% connected

To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.

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Atone 74% connected

To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.

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Atone 74% connected

To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.

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Expiation 92% connected

The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.

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Propitiation 92% connected

The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.

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Satisfaction 92% connected

The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting fr…

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