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which condonation occurred is if the wronged spouse, with knowledge of the act, voluntarily engaged in sexual relations with the wrongdoer. Critics of the doctrine contended that it discouraged spouses from attempting reconciliation, as one act of sexual intercourse would deprive the wronged spouse of any relief if the spouses were unable to resolve their differences.
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statutes, condonation was frequently asserted as a defense to divorce. Although one spouse may have committed an act that justified the other in obtaining a divorce, the other spouse might be deemed to have forgiven the conduct and thus waived the right to sue for divorce. The most typical way in
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The principle of condonation in military law is traced back to the "Memorandum on Corporal Punishment" issued by the
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Condonation is irrelevant to some acts. For example, some jurisdictions prohibit
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proceedings, though it is also used in other legal contexts.
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