Condonation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condoning of an offence. countable, uncountable

    "After a time it was generally assumed that he could no longer be ignorant, and that his condonation of her behaviour was a further caution to silence."

  2. 2
    a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred wordnet
  3. 3
    The forgiveness of matrimonial infidelity. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A legal defense made when an accuser had forgiven or chosen to ignore an act about which they were legally complaining. ᵂᵖ countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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absolutionbenevolencecharitycondonancedisregardexcuse

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"After a time it was generally assumed that he could no longer be ignorant, and that his condonation of her behaviour was a further caution to silence."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin condōnātiō, condōnātiōnem. Equivalent to condone + -ation.

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