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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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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

It begged for love, for condonation of the writer's loathsomeness.

From The Judge by West, Rebecca

Connivance, collusion, condonation, recrimination, and other defences are not even mentioned therein.

From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 by Various

The condonation and applause of that outrage was taken as sure evidence of a barbaric state of opinion, the natural accompaniment of slavery.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

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