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.
To actually get a new organ, patients like Newman are functionally required to secure a special dispensation from the state, which must be renewed every year.
From Los Angeles Times
In particular, the court rejected a special dispensation that allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to postpone military service in favor of religious study, infuriating religious leaders.
From New York Times
The vast majority of film and TV production is covered by union contracts, Kantor said, and those jobs are not generally available to non-union shooters without some special dispensation.
From Los Angeles Times
Other countries have sought special dispensations, as well.
From Salon
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