The phrase "request forgiveness" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when asking someone to forgive you for something you have done wrong. For example: "I know I made a mistake, and I am truly sorry. I humbly request your forgiveness."
"I wish to request forgiveness from the citizens of the Republic of Croatia," and particularly those of Dubrovnik, "for all the suffering and material losses inflicted during these tragic events by Montenegrins in the ranks of the Yugoslav Army," President Milo Djukanovic told reporters after talks with the Croatian president, Stipe Mesic.
If that's the case, Williams will need to exercise the 4th R which is to Request Forgiveness.
And if you have wronged other people (as opposed to God), repentance requires that you personally approach those you've wronged to earnestly request forgiveness, or the Yom Kippur holiday is powerless to grant atonement on behalf of God.
4. To get them to stop HOLDING ONTO A GRUDGE, you need to REQUEST FORGIVENESS after practicing those 3 R's for a minimum of 6 months so they can become a part of your personality.
On the evening of Yom Kippur, in preparation for the 25 hour fast, Jews the world over will offer charity, request forgiveness from friends and family whom they may have wronged, and immerse themselves in the mikveh (the ritual bath) to be purified.
It is to say that were we to live in a society that had proper values, including that of forgiveness, then Cain and many like him -- if the allegations against them are true -- could get up in front of the public, admit their mistakes, request forgiveness, change their ways, and run for office.
"All the defendants have requested forgiveness under interrogation," he begins.
He said he was a good member of the NBA and requested forgiveness.
The disclosure also led to a public apology by Belgian bishops to the country's Catholic community that acknowledged the failure to respond adequately to the abuses and that requested forgiveness.
While Germany has expressed remorse for Hitler's crimes in countless forms since World War II -- perhaps most memorably in Willy Brandt's unscripted genuflection at the Warsaw Ghetto -- its president had not previously requested forgiveness in this way.
One hopeful point to keep in mind: If Williams demonstrates a solid track record of Remorse, Restitution and Rehabilitation, and then Requests Forgiveness and he is not forgiven, it is not Williams that is unforgivable.
