(n.) Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.
(n.) An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.
(n.) Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
(v. i.) To offer an apology.
Example Sentences:
(1) I said: ‘Apologies for doing this publicly, but I did try to get a meeting with you, and I couldn’t even get a reply.’ And then I had a massive go at him – about everything really, from poverty to uni fees to NHS waiting times.” She giggles again.
(2) It took more than three decades before an apology of any kind was forthcoming from the Met.
(3) Corbyn’s planned apology attempts to pre-empt the findings of the long-delayed Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war.
(4) And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but … fuck it, I quit.” A stunned colleague then told viewers: “All right we apologise for that … we’ll, we’ll be right back.” The station later apologised to viewers on Twitter: KTVA 11 News (@ktva) Viewers, we sincerely apologize for the inappropriate language used by a KTVA reporter on the air tonight.
(5) However, LaBoeuf's subsequent apologies were themselves discovered to have been copied from other sources ; his quoting of Cantona's lines are entirely true to form.
(6) Last week, Park offered a public apology after acknowledging Choi had edited some of her speeches and provided help with public relations, but South Korea’s media have speculated Choi played a much larger, secret role in government affairs.
(7) Balls immediately called for an apology from Osborne for the "totally false" allegations.
(8) But he makes no apologies for seeking the limelight.
(9) Speaking on the BBC's World at One, Carlile also revealed that Rennard had held back from officially sending his apology until after the elections had finished so as not to damage the party's chances.
(10) On Thursday, North Korea's Olympic team accepted repeated apologies.
(11) The form and timing of the apology will be agreed by the trust's committee.
(12) Regression analyses suggested that such aggression-inhibitory effects of an apology were mediated by impression improvement, emotional mitigation, and reduction in desire for an apology within the victims.
(13) The majority of EU delegations are willing to make a compromise on an apology, but some are still unable to accept this."
(14) A Liberal Democrat MP who likened the atrocities against Palestinians by "the Jews" to the Holocaust has made a public apology in the face of widespread anger.
(15) On Thursday Belhaj met with British government representatives, who declined to make any apology.
(16) It then sought to change the story with those clever, but frankly odd,, half-poetic public apologies.
(17) As Tories demanded a personal apology from the prime minister, the former home secretary Charles Clarke said the position of Draper should be "looked at" along with that of Charlie Whelan, once a key Brown adviser, who was copied in on the email exchange.
(18) (Hodge is privately wealthy, and owns shares in Stemcor, the hugely successful steel business started by her father; she denies that the company avoids paying tax, and demanded and received an apology from the Daily Telegraph when it suggested this was the case.)
(19) Hazard was assumed to have avoided criminal charges when the matter was dropped after he and the teenager met and made mutual apologies.
(20) And I am issuing an apology and correction on my website immediately for having made this comment about the beautiful city of Birmingham.
Remorse
Definition:
(n.) The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.
(n.) Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Example Sentences:
(1) With Fury, I’m not going to have no remorse, I’m not going to have no sympathy.
(2) "He has shown no remorse, he made a 'no comment' interview and has not shown any kind of feeling or emotion.
(3) But there is a problem with someone who has shown no remorse for their crimes, and more than that, is running a miscarriage of justice campaign, going back to a large platform to promote that campaign, and that’s not acceptable.” She pointed out that Evans was denied leave to appeal.
(4) On Monday, prosecutors told the judge, Col Jeffery Nance, that they hope to play a recording of the phone call, among others, to show a lack of remorse on Bales's part.
(5) During his long stint in the witness stand, Harris was questioned at length about why he expressed abject remorse to the father for his actions, offering a little more credible explanation than he felt ending the relationship had upset the woman.
(6) She were remorseful all right,” pouted Mercedes, a woman who only has to raise one on-fleek eyebrow to garner a full confession.
(7) A principal factor analysis of the 41 X 41 item-intercorrelation matrix yielded three factors which were labeled (1) Deviant Thrill-Seeking, (2) Remorseful Intrapunitiveness and (3) Blackouts.
(8) The three Genel Enerji directors' fines were reduced by 30% after they voluntarily contacted the FSA, expressing remorse and promising to repay any profits.
(9) Eleanor Hawkins' father relieved after Malaysian court frees tourist Read more The judge, Dean Wayne Daly, said: “This court accepted the plea of guilty as mitigation.” He also noted the remorse of the tourists, and accepted that although Hawkins was arrested at an airport “there was nothing to show Eleanor was absconding the law”.
(10) Part of his hope was that, in the prosecution of Eichmann, there would be some sign of remorse for or acceptance of what he did.
(11) This may be debatable; and many people have suggested that if he had killed her in a fit of rage he would still be remorseful afterwards.
(12) The Greyjoys of the Iron Islands Theon Greyjoy, of salt and rock, heir to the son of the sea wind and believer in the drowned god – lickerish , remorseful Theon will not sow.
(13) As expected, actors who had a good reputation or were remorseful were seen as more likable, as having better motives, as doing the damage unintentionally, as more sorry and as less blameworthy.
(14) The report includes an apology to the international community for the nuclear crisis – the world's worst since Chernobyl in 1986 – and expresses "remorse that this accident has raised concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear power generation".
(15) It would also underline that true rehabilitation of offenders requires remorse and repentance as otherwise the punishment has not served it’s underlying purpose; it could be argued that the offender has not really paid the full price for their crime and so forfeits their entitlement to rebuild their life without restriction.
(16) Brown's intervention yesterday, his remorse at having offended Mrs Janes's feelings, and his promise to hold a further inquiry into the soldier's death, appeared to have cooled some of her anger.
(17) Previously and independently documented patterns of pathological lying, lack of remorse or guilt, callousness or lack of empathy, and failure to accept responsibility for their own behavior were significantly associated with the offenders not admitting responsibility for their crimes.
(18) The clean-up period – the financial and moral reckoning that can last up to a decade – is when you get to see what a bank and its culture are made of: whether they respond with remorse (rare), with distancing hubris (frequent), or with lavish payouts (always).
(19) What is done cannot be undone Shinzo Abe Abe, a conservative who had hinted he would not repeat previous official apologies, said that Japan had “repeatedly expressed the feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology for its actions during the war”.
(20) Addicted mothers feel extreme guilt and remorse over this neglect, and often take stock of their situation when their roles as a mother is threatened; the children are being taken away physically or growing up and she is losing them to time.