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Condonation

1857, s. 30; Keats v. Keats, (1859) 28 LJP & M 57. When cruelty by a husband is condoned, it is revived by subsequent adultery on his part (Norman v. Norman, 1908 p. 6). Forgiveness and restoration,

condonation

condonation [Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve] : voluntary overlooking or pardon of

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Condonation

The act of condoning or pardoning

Condone

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Adultery

his incestuous adultery, provided there be no collusion or connivance, and that the alleged charges have not been condoned. The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1923, gave a wife the right to divorce a husband for adultery only if

Enlargement or abridgement of time

for enlargement of time appointed by the Rules. The significant feature in the Rules is that applications for condonation of delay in filing special leave petition are excepted from the business of a Chamber Judge. The natural

Placable

Capable of being appeased or pacified ready or willing to be pacified willing to forgive or condone

Regular or regularisation

Regular or regularisation, the words 'regular' or 'regularisation', do not connote permanence. They are terms calculated to condone any procedural irregularities and are meant to cure only such defects as are attributable to the methodology followed

connivance

misconduct (as adultery) ;also : a defense to a charge of marital misconduct in a divorce proceeding compare condonation

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