Forgiving - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: forgivingForgiveness
The act of forgiving the state of being forgiven as the forgiveness of sin or of injuries...
Forgiving
Disposed to forgive inclined to overlook offenses mild merciful compassionate placable as a forgiving temper...
Forgiver
One who forgives...
Condonation
Condonation, a pardoning or remission. In cases of adultery it is forgiveness, legally releasing the injury, by virtue of Judicature Act, 1925, s. 178, replacing the (English) Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857, s. 30; Keats v. Keats, (1859) 28 LJP & M 57. When cruelty by a husband is condoned, it is revived by subsequent adultery on his part (Norman v. Norman, 1908 p. 6).Forgiveness and restoration, Dr. N.G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, (1975) 2 SCC 326: AIR 1975 SC 1534 (1545): (1975) 3 SCR 967. [Hindu Marriage Act (25 of 1955) s. 23(1)(b) and 10(1)(b)]...
clemency
clemency pl: -cies 1 : willingness or ability to moderate the severity of a punishment (as a sentence) 2 : an act or instance of mercy, compassion, or forgiveness see also amnesty, commute, pardon, reprieve ...
condonation
condonation [Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : voluntary overlooking or pardon of an offense ;specif : express or implied and usually conditional forgiveness of a spouse's marital wrong (as adultery or cruelty) ...
pardon
pardon 1 : a release from the legal penalties of an offense 2 : an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt ...
remit
remit re·mit·ted re·mit·ting [Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send] vt 1 a : to release from the guilt or penalty of b : to refrain from exacting [ a tax] c : to cancel or refrain from inflicting [ the fine] 2 : to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action ;specif : remand 3 : to restore or consign to a former status or condition 4 : to send (money) to a person or place esp. in payment of a demand, account, or draft vi : to send money (as in payment) re·mit·ment n re·mit·ta·ble adj ...
Clemency
Disposition to forgive and spare as offenders mildness of temper gentleness tenderness mercy...
Condone
To pardon to forgive...
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