condonation
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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
Condonation.—The right to a divorce is lost by condonation of the offence relied upon as a cause.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
Mr. Gladstone might have put it on the narrower ground that attendance at the dinner would be an explicit condonation of Disraeli's misdeeds ten years before, and a direct acceptance of his leadership henceforth.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley
Equally delighted was his patron at having secured condonation at such a cheap rate, for what might otherwise have proved not only a costly case but a ruinous scandal.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
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