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
When he gave me that plenary condonation, as it seemed to be, he had already done his best that I should never enjoy it.
From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry
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
