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condonation

 [kon-doh-ney-shuhn]   Origin

con·do·na·tion

   [kon-doh-ney-shuhn]
noun
the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.
Also, con·don·ance  [kuhn-doh-nuhns] .

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

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non·con·do·na·tion, noun
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condone (kənˈdəʊn)
 
—vb
1.  to overlook or forgive (an offence)
2.  law (esp of a spouse) to pardon or overlook (an offence, usually adultery)
 
[C19: from Latin condōnāre to remit a debt, from com- (intensive) + dōnāre to donate]
 
con'donable
 
—adj
 
condonation
 
—n
 
con'doner
 
—n

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condonation
1620s, from L. condonationem, noun of action from condonare (see condone).
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