Contrite - Law Dictionary Search Results

Home Dictionary Name: contrite

Contriteness

Deep sorrow and penitence for sin contrition...

Contrition

The act of grinding or ribbing to powder attrition friction rubbing...

Impenitent

Not penitent not repenting of sin not contrite of a hard heart...

Penitence

The quality or condition of being penitent the disposition of a penitent sorrow for sins or faults repentance contrition...

Penitent

Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses repentant contrite sincerely affected by a sense of guilt and resolved on amendment of life...

Repentance

The act of repenting or the state of being penitent sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do especially contrition for sin...

Apology, an apology is not a weapon defence to purge the guilty of their offence; not is it intended to operate as a universal panacea, but it is intended to be evidence of real contriteness, M.Y. Shareef v. Judges of Nagpur High Court, AIR 1955 SC 1923. (Contempt of Court Act, 1952, s. 4)--By the (English) Libel Act, 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 96), s. 1, (commonly called Lord Campbell's Act), a defendant in an action of libel may in some cases plead the offer of an apology in mitigation of damages. And by s. 2, in any action for damages for a libel contained in a newspaper or other periodical publication, the defendant may plead an apology and pay money into Court. See LIBEL....

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