Remorse
Remorse is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he or she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or violent. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. When a person regrets an earlier action or failure to act, it may be because of remorse or in response to various other consequences, including being punished for the act or omission. In a legal context, the perceived remorse of an offender is assessed by Western justice systems during trials, sentencing, parole hearings, and in restorative justice. However, it has been pointed out that epistemological problems arise in assessing an offender's level of remorse.
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Famous quotes containing the word remorse:
“One man’s remorse is another man’s reminiscence.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“I could not know
Whether I suffered, or I did:
For all seemed guilt, remorse or woe,
My own or others still the same
Life-stifling fear, soul-stifling shame.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)