Condonation
Pronunciation : Con`do*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. condonatio a giving away.]
Definition : 1. The act of condoning or pardoning.
2. (Law)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913