condonation

UK/,kɔndəu'neiʃən/US/kɔndәu'neiʃәn/

Definitions

The act of forgiving or silently overlooking an offense (often a formal/legal term)

宽恕；（默许的）赦免

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

con-together, with

dongive

-ationact, process, state

=condonation

con- (intensive, thoroughly) + don (give) + -ation = the noun of condone, 'a giving-up of one's right to complain.' To condone is to 'give over' the offense rather than punish it; condonation is that forgiving.

Root dit still carries 69 more words

Example Sentences

1.
Staying in the marriage may count as condonation of the affair.
2.
Their silence was taken as condonation of the misconduct.

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