She arrived two days later and surveyed the island from periscope depth in serach of a suitable embarkation point.
Definition: Forgiveness. Forgiveness is the process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. This definition, however, is subject to much philosophical critique.
noun. 1  An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness. 2  A reason or grounds for excusing: Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. 3  The act of excusing. 4  A note explaining an absence. 5  Informal An inferior example: a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.