(in Aboriginal English) Aboriginal rituals observed during a period of mourning.
today, after three weeks of sorry business, the mourning for his little brother will come to an end
Example sentencesExamples
- When a traditional Aboriginal person dies, sorry business may go on for a couple of weeks.
- This community lost two members in a shooting, and felt that 'sorry business' had not been respected.
- There are particular magistrates who will not see the priority of sorry business.
- Sorry business is a concept which pervades a lot of Aboriginal communities, and a funeral ceremony is something that everyone attends.
- He says "sorry business" leave is sometimes granted but the privilege "is never abused".