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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·do·na·tion       [kon-doh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.
Also, con·don·ance       [kuhn-doh-nuhns] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1615–25; < NL condōnātiōn- (s. of condōnātiō), L: a giving away, equiv. to condōnāt(us) (ptp. of condōnāre; see condone) + -iōn- -ion. See con-, donation]
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con·do·na·tion       (kŏn'də-nā'shən, -dō-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The act of condoning, especially the implied forgiveness of an offense by ignoring it.

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condonation

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

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·do·na·tion
Pronunciation: "kän-d&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve
: voluntary overlooking or pardon of an offense; specifically : express or implied and usually conditional forgiveness of a spouse's marital wrong (as adultery or cruelty)

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Condonation

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

1. The act of condoning or pardoning.

2. (Law) 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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