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

Surely the negligence which makes such profanations possible is the offer of opportunity to Deicide, and great carelessness is cousin to condonation.

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Waite, Arthur Edward

He was quite well aware of his weaknesses; and he was also—it may be hinted—aware of the good-nature which he put forward as condonation.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

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