or AMENDE, in the French Customs, a pecuniary punishment imposed by a judge for any crime, false prosecution, or groundless appeal.

AMENDE Honorable, a species of punishment formerly inflicted in France upon traitors, parricides, or sacrilegious persons, in the following manner: The offender being delivered into the hands of the hangman, his shirt is stripped off, a rope put about his neck, and a taper in his hand; then he is led into court, where he must beg pardon of God, the king, the court, and his country. Sometimes the punishment ends here; but sometimes it is only a prelude to death, or banishment to the galleys.

AMENDE Honorable, is a term also used for making recantation in open court, or in presence of the person injured.