amends vs remedy

amends

noun
  • Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. 

remedy

noun
  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

How often have the words amends and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )