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

The sonnetteer’s complacent condonation of the young man’s offence chiefly suggests the deference that was essential to the maintenance by a dependent of peaceful relations with a self-willed and self-indulgent patron. 

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

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

It begged for love, for condonation of the writer's loathsomeness.

From The Judge by West, Rebecca