condonation

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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

The condonation and applause of that outrage was taken as sure evidence of a barbaric state of opinion, the natural accompaniment of slavery.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

The topic was frivolous and without precedent; moreover, it was unliterary—a heinous offense, difficult of condonation.

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

The first proposal was for the fifteen years' extension, and the second provided for condonation of all breaches of the concession in the past and for compensation upon the expiry of the concession.

From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir