locus poenitentiae
The opportunity to withdraw from an ongoing process of committing oneself to an…The opportunity to withdraw from an ongoing process of committing oneself to an obligation, before such commitment is finalized; specifically, the opportunity to abstain from committing an intended crime before it is too late.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The opportunity to withdraw from an ongoing process of committing oneself to an obligation, before such commitment is finalized; specifically, the opportunity to abstain from committing an intended crime before it is too late.
Origin
From Latin, literally "place of repentance".From Latin, literally "place of repentance".
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable