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

There were many things she wanted to say to him at that moment, and, as she suddenly saw, they were all in condonation of herself.

From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice

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

I do not think that we asked ourselves questions about approval or disapproval, condemnation or condonation.

From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony