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condonation

condonation

1 9.9
To forgive or ignore a wrong action, often in law
  • noun
  • /kənˈdoʊneɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : condonación
  • The judge granted condonation for the minor offense, allowing the defendant to avoid a harsher penalty.

Examples

  • In cases of condonation, the victim may choose to forgive the offender rather than pursue prosecution.

  • The condonation of the error by the committee led to a more lenient decision in the final ruling.

  • - "and forgiveness after death" - amen! - "and condonation at question us" - amen! - " god conquer us over our enemies" - amen! - " god disperse them" - amen!...

    Paradise Now (2005)

Synonyms

forgiveness
vscondonation
333 2.2

An act of letting go of anger toward someone after they hurt you

focuses on official or legal overlooking rather than personal emotional release
condonement
vscondonation
9.6

Allowing people to do wrong without punishment or criticism

is a legal act that treats an offence as if it never happened

Antonyms

punishment
720 1.3

An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison

condemnation
56 5.5

A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong

How Forgiving

forgiveness
333 2.2
condonation
  • Formal
1 9.9
tolerance
160 3.7

Surface Forms

condonation singular
condonations plural

Morphology

condonation = condone (transparent) = condone + ation

A direct nominalization of the verb 'condone' with the productive suffix '-ation', giving 'the act or process of condoning'.

Etymology

Condonation comes from Latin parts con- and donare, where donare means 'to give' and you can see the same root in donate. So it originally meant 'giving up' a right, and today condonation means forgiving or overlooking an offence, often in a legal context.