English Explanatory Dictionary

condonation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condoning of an offence.
  2. The forgiveness of matrimonial infidelity.
  3. A legal defense made when an accuser had forgiven or chosen to ignore an act about which they were legally complaining. ᵂᵖ

Word forms

condonation condonations

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin condōnātiō, condōnātiōnem. Equivalent to condone + -ation.

Derived words

noncondonation
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