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Expiation (Noun)

Compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store".

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

The company offered a full refund as expiation for the defective product they had sold us.
The judge ordered the defendant to pay a hefty fine as expiation for his reckless behavior.
The politician's apology was seen as a weak attempt at expiation for his role in the scandal.
The family demanded expiation from the hospital for the botched surgery that had left their loved one permanently injured.
The government's offer of reparations was intended as expiation for the historical injustices inflicted on the indigenous population.

The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.