| Pronunciation: | `kândow'neyshun | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred | ||
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| See Also: | forgiveness, pardon | ||
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| Definition: | \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. | ||
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