The term "penitent" ( or "paenitens" means "repenting, being sorry". Jonah ended up repenting for his sin and the people of Nineveh turn to God. Vincent says many people refrain from repenting until their deathbeds. Tearfully repenting his crimes, Pey transforms into the new ghost. It is a small work about pleading and repenting before Allah. Likewise repenting to anyone besides Allah is forbidden. Despite repenting and saying shahada, the supreme court upheld his death sentence. By repenting at Canossa, Henry managed to get absolved. Guinevere, repenting of her adultery, takes the veil at Amesbury. Although frequency of repenting varies, devout Jains often practice Pratikraman at least twice a day. Arnaud is led to the gallows, repenting all the while. This was intended to humiliate them into "repenting" their "riotous" actions. Repenting, Sylvester II then cut off his hand and his tongue. His post-climax repenting is almost comical.