ȧmääⁿdȯnȯrȧbl ə , -b(lə) noun
( plural amendes honorables “)
Etymology: French, literally, honorable reparation
: reparation for a crime or injury formerly consisting in such a formal and humiliating acknowledgment of offense and apology as will restore the injured or offended honor of the one wronged ; broadly : a full acknowledgment of error with apology