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

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

She condoned Lotty's loose way of talking of heaven, because in such a place, on such a morning, condonation was in the very air.

From The Enchanted April by Elizabeth

I do not think that we asked ourselves questions about approval or disapproval, condemnation or condonation.

From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony

But subsequent misconduct will revive the offence as if there had been no condonation.

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