[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.", "a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.Synonyms: vindication", "(initial capital letter, italics)a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.", "an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift:The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat."]}]