Condonation, in the legal phraseology both of Great Britain and the United States, means forgiveness granted by the injured party, and may be urged by the guilty party as a defence against an action of divorce on the ground of adultery. See DIVORCE.
Condonation
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 404
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