condonation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred

WordNet

Con`do*na"tion noun
Etymology
L. condonatio a giving away.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913