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

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

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

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

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