Forgiveness - English meaning

noun

Formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.

Usage examples:

Absolution from the sentence

noun

The act of forgiving someone, especially in the christian religion, for something bad that they have done or thought

Usage examples:

She was granted/given absolution.

noun

A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.

Usage examples:

The trial resulted in an acquittal

noun

An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences.

Usage examples:

An amnesty for political prisoners

verb

Grant an official pardon to.

Usage examples:

The guerrillas would be amnestied and allowed to return to civilian life

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

noun

Mercy; lenience.

Usage examples:

An appeal for clemency

noun

An act of mercy by a person in authority toward someone who has committed a crime, esp. by reducing a punishment

Usage examples:

The governor refused to grant him clemency, and he was executed at 9 a.m. yesterday.

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

Usage examples:

Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

Usage examples:

Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

Exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Usage examples:

Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday

noun

Special permission, especially from the church, to do something that is not usually allowed

Usage examples:

Special dispensation from the couple have requested (a) special dispensation from the church to all…

noun

The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.

Usage examples:

The defendants' eventual exoneration

noun

The act of showing or stating that someone or something is not guilty of something

Usage examples:

The investigation ended with his exoneration., the committee offered complete exoneration for his a…

noun

The action or fact of indulging.

Usage examples:

Indulgence in self-pity

noun

The attitude of allowing yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable, or the act of having something enjoyable

Usage examples:

[ u ] heavy indulgence in fatty foods should be avoided., [ c ] i do not much like self-quotation, …

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The accused pleaded for lenience

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The court could show leniency

noun

Treatment in which someone is punished or judged less strongly or severely than would be expected

Usage examples:

The defending lawyer asked for leniency on the grounds of her client's youth., but for the leniency…

noun

Compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

Usage examples:

The boy was screaming and begging for mercy

exclamation

Used in expressions of surprise or fear.

Usage examples:

‘mercy me!’ uttered mrs diggory

A disposition to be kind and forgiving

noun

The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence.

Usage examples:

He obtained pardon for his sins

verb

Forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence).

Usage examples:

I know catherine will pardon me

exclamation

A request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it.

Usage examples:

‘pardon?’ i said, cupping a hand to my ear

noun

The feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others.

Usage examples:

Her voice was full of pity

verb

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of.

Usage examples:

I could see from their faces that they pitied me

noun

Sympathy and understanding for someone else’s suffering or troubles

Usage examples:

She did not want his pity., it’s a pity you can’t come to the party., i pity people who have to wor…

noun

Purification or cleansing.

Usage examples:

The purgation by ritual violence of morbid social emotions

noun

Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

Usage examples:

She cut each apple into quarters

verb

Divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

Usage examples:

Peel and quarter the bananas

noun

The cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty.

Usage examples:

The scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees

noun

A period of time when an illness is less severe

Usage examples:

[ u ] her leukemia is in remission.

noun

The process of reducing the amount of money that is owed for something or stating that it no longer needs to be paid

Usage examples:

Campaigners claim that people receiving benefits should be entitled to automatic remission of fees.…

verb

Cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).

Usage examples:

Under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved

noun

A cancellation or postponement of a punishment.

Usage examples:

He accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve

noun

An official order to delay or stop a prisoner’s punishment, esp. the punishment of death

Usage examples:

The warden notified shaw of his reprieve., the play, about to close, was granted a four-week reprie…

noun

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.

Usage examples:

The tolerance of corruption

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

Usage examples:

Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

Usage examples:

A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said