contrition

How To Use contrition In A Sentence

• A lack of contrition would be, for example, if the defendant was purporting to express regret for his crimes in the courtroom, but simultaneously sending anonymous tweets to the effect that the trial is a sham, the judge is bought off, etc. The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Subpoena to Twitter, Demanding Identification of Anonymous Critic of Corbett’s
• Sadly, decency has been replaced in great measure by coarseness hence the absence of remorse or contrition.
• A variation on this theme was that the prisoner had reformed or had shown sufficient contrition for their crime.
• 'By that account,' said Lady Anne, 'which I believe to be just, her contrition is always ten times as great as her offence.' Belinda
• Nothing could save him, for there was no contrition in his heart. HERE BE DRAGONS
• It was a noteworthy feature of your evidence that you are unrepentant and show not the least sign of contrition, preferring instead to blame everyone else, including the customers and their families and friends.
• If they died without contrition they would go to hell, where prayers could not assist them.
• In other areas, however, such public contrition has been sadly lacking.
• I have yet to hear any acts of contrition from the media or people like Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, who i held in passable esteem for what they said and why they said it. Mind The Gap « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
• His contrition and his guilt do not help to free him from his bondage, though.