condonation

Example Sentences

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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

The sonnetteer’s complacent condonation of the young man’s offence chiefly suggests the deference that was essential to the maintenance by a dependent of peaceful relations with a self-willed and self-indulgent patron. 

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

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

But condonation may be proved by other acts, or by words, having regard to the circumstances of each case.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various