What is CONDONATION? Definition of CONDONATION in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
The conditional remission or forgiveness, by means of continuance or resumption of marital cohabitation, by one of the married parties, of a known matrimonial offense committed by the other, that would constitute a cause of divorce; the condition being that the offense shall not be repeated. Pain v. Pain, 37 Mo.App. 115., Betz v. Betz, 25 N.Y.Super.Ct. 696; State v. Manos, 204 N.C. 52, 167 S.E. 493; Thum v. Thum, 105 Colo. 352, 98 P.2d 279, 280.
"Condonation," to constitute valid defense in divorce action, must be free, voluntary, and not induced by duress or fraud; "condonation" means pardon of offense, voluntary overlooking or implied forgiveness by treating offender as if offense had not been committed. Panther v. Panther, 147 Okl. 131, 295 P. 219, 221. The term is also someti mes applied to forgiveness of a past wrong, fault, injury, or breach of duty in other relations, as, for example, in that of master and servant. Leatherberry v. Odell, C.C. N.C., 7 F. 648. Also, antenuptial unchastity is capable of "condonation." Wesley v. Wesley, 181 Ky. 135, 204 S.W. 165, 166.
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