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Forgiveness

The act of forgiving the state of being forgiven as the forgiveness of sin or of injuries

One who forgives

a pardoning or remission. In cases of adultery it is forgiveness, legally releasing the injury, by virtue of Judicature Act, 1925,

[Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send] vt

To pardon to forgive

imp of Forgive

To give wholly to make over without reservation to resign

Disposed to forgive inclined to overlook offenses mild merciful compassionate placable as a

or pacified ready or willing to be pacified willing to forgive or condone

5 SCC 714. (Criminal PC, s. 432) To pardon or forgive, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1297.