peccavi

[ pe-key-vahy, -vee, -kah-vee ]

/ pɛˈkeɪ vaɪ, -vi, -ˈkɑ vi /

a confession of guilt or sin.

Origin of peccavi

1500–10; < Latin: literally, I have sinned, perfect 1st person singular of peccāre to go wrong

If it be really so, Oh, let me entreat that you will not neglect to say at once Pater, peccavi!

John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves |John Ronge
I meant to pouch my winnings and go straight to my wife and say, 'Peccavi,' and I should hear her say to me, 'Go and sin no more.'

You Never Know Your Luck, Complete |Gilbert Parker
The cry of peccavi sounds soft and pretty when made by sweet lips in a loving voice.

The Claverings |Anthony Trollope
But I will not cry “peccavi,” my Lady, unless you pronounce me guilty after reading what I write.

The Case and Exceptions |Frederick Trevor Hill

If this be ‘lady-like,’ then, indeed, I penitently cry ‘peccavi!’

Vashti |Augusta J. Evans Wilson

peccavi

/ (pɛˈkɑːviː) /

a confession of guilt

C16: from Latin, literally: I have sinned, from peccāre