CONDONATION

condonation

(noun) a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

condonation (countable and uncountable, plural condonations)

The condoning of an offence.

The forgiveness of matrimonial infidelity.

(law) a legal defense made when an accuser had forgiven or chosen to ignore an act about which they are legally complaining Wp

Source: Wiktionary


Con`do*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. condonatio a giving away.]

1. The act of condoning or pardoning.

2. (Law)

Definition: Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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