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n.Punishment by imprisonment or by hard labor.
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Amende — A mende , n. [F. See {Amend}.] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation. [1913 Webster] {Amende honorable}. (Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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