expiation

🇺🇸 /ˌekspiˈeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌekspiˈeɪʃn/
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noun
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the act of making amends or suffering as a way to show you're sorry for a wrongdoing

His community service was a form of expiation for his past wrongdoings.

translation

n. the act of making amends or suffering as a way to show you're sorry for a wrongdoing

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Plural expiations