Amende honorable
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Amende honorable was originally a mode of punishment in France which required the offender, barefoot and stripped to his shirt, and led into a church or auditory with a torch in his hand and a rope round his neck held by the public executioner, to beg pardon on his knees of his God, his king, and his country.
By acknowledging their guilt, the offender made it clear, implicitly or explicitly, that they would refrain from future misconduct and would not seek revenge. Often used as a political punishment, and sometimes as an alternative to execution, it would sometimes serve as an acknowledgement of defeat and an instrument to restore peace.
The term is now used to denote a satisfactory apology or reparation.
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See also
- Slavery in Canada
- Madame de Brinvilliers
- Chambre Ardente
- Perp walk
- Loudun possessions
- Mad War
- Twain–Ament indemnities controversy
- Criminal justice in New France
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