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condonation

[ kon-doh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.


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Other Words From

  • noncon·do·nation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of condonation1

1615–25; < New Latin condōnātiōn- (stem of condōnātiō ), Latin: a giving away, equivalent to condōnāt ( us ) (past participle of condōnāre; condone ) + -iōn- -ion. See con-, donation
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Example Sentences

But scandals, and the contempt for rigid standards their condonation displayed, weren't more than the sharp edge of the trouble.

A stern old lady told her once that such condonation of offenses was unprincipled and immoral.

Swift praised it for its morality, and the Archbishop of Canterbury scored it for its condonation of vice.

It is not because I have pushed the case unduly against James; for that, I am sure of condonation.

Every instance of failure, attended with whatever excuse or condonation, leaves upon us its mark of self-reproach.

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