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  • 1condone — ► VERB ▪ accept or forgive (an offence or wrongdoing). DERIVATIVES condonation noun. ORIGIN Latin condonare refrain from punishing …

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  • 2condone — /kənˈdoʊn / (say kuhn dohn) verb (t) (condoned, condoning) 1. to pardon or overlook (an offence): *I have watched you do things I confess I could never condone –rodney hall, 1987. 2. to cause the condonation of. 3. to atone for; make up for. 4.… …

  • 3condone — v.tr. 1 forgive or overlook (an offence or wrongdoing). 2 approve or sanction, usu. reluctantly. 3 (of an action) atone for (an offence); make up for. Derivatives: condonation n. condoner n. Etymology: L condonare (as com , donare give) …

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  • 4Walter Savage Landor — (30 January 1775 – 17 September 1864) was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not… …

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  • 5overlook — v. & n. v.tr. 1 fail to notice; ignore, condone (an offence etc.). 2 have a view from above, be higher than. 3 supervise, oversee. 4 bewitch with the evil eye. n. US a commanding position or view. Derivatives: overlooker n …

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  • 6condonation — condone ► VERB ▪ accept or forgive (an offence or wrongdoing). DERIVATIVES condonation noun. ORIGIN Latin condonare refrain from punishing …

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  • 7Definitions of terrorism — Terrorism Definitions · Counter terrorism International conventions Anti terrorism legislation Terrorism insurance …

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  • 8Definition of terrorism — terrorismThe word terrorism is politically and emotionally charged,Hoffman, Bruce Inside Terrorism Columbia University Press 1998 ISBN 0 231 11468 0. Page 32. See review in The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman… …

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  • 9Nick Freeman — (born 1956 in Nottingham) is an English solicitor. Freeman is the owner of Manchester based legal practice Freeman Co., and is best known as a celebrity defence lawyer, specialising in traffic and speeding offences.[1] He has been nicknamed Mr.… …

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  • 10Fairytale of New York — Infobox Single Name = Fairytale of New York Artist = The Pogues from Album = If I Should Fall from Grace with God Released = 1987 Format = CD single, 7 and 12 Vinyl, Cassette Recorded = August 1987 Genre = Folk rock Length = 4:33 Label = Pogue… …

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