condonation
Example Sentences
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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
Limitations To Right of Action.—The right to obtain a separation is extinguished by condonation, express or tacit.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
The condonation and applause of that outrage was taken as sure evidence of a barbaric state of opinion, the natural accompaniment of slavery.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
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
