condonation
Example Sentences
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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
Limitations to Right of Action.—Collusion, connivance, condonation or recrimination extinguishes the right to a divorce.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
The topic was frivolous and without precedent; moreover, it was unliterary—a heinous offense, difficult of condonation.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana
A stern old lady told her once that such condonation of offenses was unprincipled and immoral.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
