condonation

[ kon-doh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.

Other Words From

• noncon·do·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of condonation¹

1615–25; < New Latin condōnātiōn- (stem of condōnātiō ), Latin: a giving away, equivalent to condōnāt ( us ) (past participle of condōnāre; condone ) + -iōn- -ion. See con-, donation

Example Sentences

But scandals, and the contempt for rigid standards their condonation displayed, weren't more than the sharp edge of the trouble.

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A stern old lady told her once that such condonation of offenses was unprincipled and immoral.

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Swift praised it for its morality, and the Archbishop of Canterbury scored it for its condonation of vice.

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It is not because I have pushed the case unduly against James; for that, I am sure of condonation.

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Every instance of failure, attended with whatever excuse or condonation, leaves upon us its mark of self-reproach.

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