condonation

American  

[kon-doh-ney-shuhn] / ˌkɒn doʊˈneɪ ʃən /

Also condonance

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• noncondonation noun

Etymology

Origin of condonation

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

Example Sentences

Ushers were surprisingly courteous, refused in the main the few tips offered, moved with a vicarious sanctity, hoped thereby for condonation for sins committed, planned or guarded against by a wilful ceinture de chastité.

From Time Magazine Archive

I also wondered what effect a condonation of Judge Haynsworth's actions would have on the judiciary at large.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was quite well aware of his weaknesses; and he was also—it may be hinted—aware of the good-nature which he put forward as condonation.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

The topic was frivolous and without precedent; moreover, it was unliterary—a heinous offense, difficult of condonation.

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

Limitations to Right of Action.—Collusion, connivance, condonation or recrimination extinguishes the right to a divorce.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe