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

Derived 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

Tears such as are shed for vestal martyrs have been shed for her, and for all her faults she has the condonation of universal sorrow.

From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by Fuller, O. E. (Osgood Eaton)

When he gave me that plenary condonation, as it seemed to be, he had already done his best that I should never enjoy it.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

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 Calhoun, Lucia Gilbert