repentant

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According to a statement from Belgium's federal prosecutor, the former MEP agreed to the plea bargain under a law modelled on an Italian provision for repentant mafia members or "pentiti" to turn state witness.

From BBC

“The Christian tradition of Old St. Nick comes from St. Nicholas, who was this patron saint of repentant sinners,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Evans claimed an apparently repentant Rosendorff had said that prosecutors had "tried to make everyone look bad" and felt "he had done something wrong".

From BBC

Far from repentant, Mr. Civiletti returned to the Senate and testified that he was proud of his handling of the Billy Carter case.

From New York Times

If you look at him as if he’s genuinely repentant, and he wants to escape this dark path and live as someone who’s been humbled, then Galadriel inadvertently draws him back to this power.

From New York Times