condonation
Americannoun
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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
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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
That men love though they suffer is the woman's triumph, guilt, and condonation; and so long as the trick succeeds it will be practiced.
From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Lucia Gilbert Calhoun
Defences.—In all the States condonation of a matrimonial offence, which is a legal cause for divorce, is a good defence to the petition.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
I do not think that we asked ourselves questions about approval or disapproval, condemnation or condonation.
From The Great Miss Driver by Anthony Hope
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