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
She condoned Lotty's loose way of talking of heaven, because in such a place, on such a morning, condonation was in the very air.
From The Enchanted April by Elizabeth
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
Tears such as are shed for vestal martyrs have been shed for her, and for all her faults she has the condonation of universal sorrow.
From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by Fuller, O. E. (Osgood Eaton)
