condonation

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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 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

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

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 Ringrose, Hyacinthe