The immortal word of Sir Charles Napier sent back to the British high command after his succesful campaign in northern India, to let them know that he had Sindh.
Pec*ca"vi (?). [L.]
I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or acknowledgment of an offense.
Aubrey. <-- seldom used -- same purpose served by mea culpa -->
© Webster 1913.
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