Condoned

While I like your idea that they felt as though the use of the word condoned the act, I think sadly that it may just be another instance of American ostrich-ism. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's yet another step in the national embarrassment known as condoned bigotry against members of the LGBT community by the religious right, fully sanctioned by many of the people of this and other states. ❋ Charles Karel Bouley (2012)

I am speaking of the ease with which motives are impugned, lifestyles derogated, name-calling condoned, individuals and groups demonized. ❋ David Hazony (2010)

It overlooked, and yet by cunning phrase condoned, every unfriendly act of England during our civil war. ❋ James Gillespie Blaine (1861)

Her lawsuit also charges that Disney parks have a history of fondling complaints involving workers, and that that Disney has "condoned" their actions, putting profits over public safety. ❋ The Associated Press (2011)

I think the repblicans have incited these actions. main culprits Sarah Palin and John McCain L"condoned" these actions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe Cho's outburst will finally put to rest all this ethnocentric, paternalistic handwringing over suicide bombers and shame all these Westerners who've been wagging their fatherly fingers at Islam for having "condoned" such a morally corrupt tactic. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Wilson's comments clearly implied that he knew that Rove was the leaker, but last week Wilson backtracked, saying only that he knew that Rove had "condoned" the leak. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She may have withdrawn from his roof knowing that he lives with "his faithful housekeeper": having suffered personal violence at his hands; having "condoned" much, and being able to prove it by unimpeachable testimony: or he may have shut the doors ❋ Unknown (1855)

If the wife sue for separation for cruelty, it must be "cruelty that endangers life or limb," and if she has once forgiven, or, in legal phrase, "condoned" his offences, she cannot plead them; though her past forgiveness only proves that she endured as long as endurance was possible. ❋ Unknown (1855)

And this was a King whose Queen "condoned" everything. ❋ Unknown (1855)

In that of his housekeeper, whom he could not libel with impunity, and without possible defence; of an apprentice whom he could not maltreat lawlessly, even if the boy "condoned" original ill-usage; of a scullion, whose wages he could not refuse on the plea that she is legally "non-existent"; of the day-labourer, with whom he would not argue that his signature to a contract is "worthless." ❋ Unknown (1855)

I was then told that no divorce I could obtain would break my marriage; that I could not plead cruelty which I had forgiven; that by returning to Mr. Norton I had "condoned" all I complained of. ❋ Unknown (1855)

I was then told that no divorce I could obtain would break my marriage; that I could not plead cruelty which I had forgiven; that by returning to Mr Norton I had "condoned" all I complained of. ❋ Unknown (1854)

Her lawsuit also charges that Disney parks have a history of fondling complaints involving workers, and that Disney has "condoned" their actions, putting profits over public safety. ❋ [email protected] (2011)

They waded right in to a two-hundred twenty-two year old controversy when they flatly stated that the original Constitution "condoned" slavery. ❋ Ken Blackwell (2011)