CONDONATION

Con′do‐na″tion (?), n. [[L. condonatio a giving away.]] 1. 1. The act of condoning or pardoning.
2. 2. (Law) 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.