dispensation
Example Sentences
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Indeed, it is not a novel at all, and it has been categorized as such only because of a curious dispensation afforded to the French to affix that label to any book they want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Gomez’s announcement of the assistance program comes after Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino issued a dispensation allowing parishioners fearful of deportations to stay home rather than attend Mass.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
In 1933, Jewish lawyers were banned from appearing in German courts, but Frankel had served in World War I, and as a consequence of doing that, had a dispensation from the ban.
From Slate • May 27, 2025
People over 20 can apply for a special dispensation to own a fully automatic weapon.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025
Here Isabel crosses herself, then adds, “And the goodwill of the count, and the dispensation of the bishop. We pray for her always.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing dispensation
"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
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