🤷 Forgiving wrongdoing 💔 Forgiving a spouse 💸 Canceling a debt

condonement

9.9

Officially canceling a debt or other financial penalty

noun
/kənˈdoʊnmənt/

Formal

: condonación

The bank's condonement of the loan helped the family avoid financial ruin.

Examples

Many charities advocate for the condonement of medical debts for low-income patients.
After lengthy discussions, the court granted condonement of the penalty fees.
The condonement of his debts allowed him to start anew.
Many believe that the condonement of penalties is unjust.
The bank's condonement of the loan helped the family avoid financial ruin.
After lengthy discussions, the court granted condonement of the penalty fees.
Many charities advocate for the condonement of medical debts for low-income patients.

Synonyms

condonation

vscondonement

Formal

1 9.9

To forgive or ignore a wrong action, often in law

is about cancelling debts or penalties rather than excusing wrongdoing

quittance

vscondonement

Archaic

1 9.9

The act of paying back money you owe so the debt ends

involves forgiving or canceling obligations instead of repayment

acquittance

vscondonement

Specialized

9.9

A written paper that shows a debt has been paid

is the act of forgiving or canceling debts rather than a document

Antonyms

enforcement

912 3.9

Making people obey a law or rule

demand

419 3.1

A strong, urgent request someone makes, often as a right

How Forgiving

forgiveness

333 2.2

remission

Formal

3 7.6

condonement

Formal

9.9

waiver

Formal

116 6.0

cancellation

Texting

63 1.9

Surface Forms

condonement singular

condonements plural

Morphology

condonement = condone (semi-transparent) = condone + ment

Built from 'condone' + '-ment' but often used in formal or legal contexts for forgiveness or cancellation of obligations, which may reduce predictability for learners.

Etymology

Condonement comes from the Latin condonare, from con- 'completely' and donare 'to give', which you can see in donate; imagine 'giving away' a debt. That is why condonement can mean forgiving or cancelling a loan, fee, or penalty.