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CONDONATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does condonation mean?
• CONDONATION (noun)
The noun CONDONATION has 1 sense:
1. a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred
Familiarity information: CONDONATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("condonation" is a kind of...):
forgiveness; pardon (the act of excusing a mistake or offense)
Derivation:
condone (excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with)
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