condonation
condonation n. 宽恕；原谅 指受害人对加害人的过错默许地予以宽恕，视作该过错没有发生。特指在尚未发生「无过错离婚」〔no fault divorce〕前，配偶一方在另一方过错已构成离婚依据后，仍与其正常共同生活，默示已予宽恕，但以过错方不再重犯为条件。
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condonation
condonation (kon-d[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. A victim’s express or (esp.) implied forgiveness of an offense, esp. by treating the offender as if there had been no offense. • Condonation is not usu. a valid defense to a crime. 2. One spouse’s express or implied forgiveness of a marital offense by resuming marital life and sexual intimacy.
patient forbearance rule
patient forbearance rule (有关)受害者容忍的规则 容忍不等于宽恕〔condonation〕。当作为婚内犯罪〔marital offense〕——如暴力、侮辱等——之受害者的配偶一方希望以容忍而使对方改邪归正，从而拯救婚姻时，其与对方的同居行为不构成宽恕。
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recrimination
recrimination (ri-krim-i-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. Family law. Archaic. In a divorce suit, a countercharge that the complainant has been guilty of an offense constituting a ground for divorce. • When both parties to the marriage have committed marital misconduct that would be grounds for divorce, neither may obtain a fault divorce. Recriminations are now virtually obsolete
collusion
collusion (k[schwa]-loo-zh[schwa]n), n. 1. An agreement to defraud another or to do or obtain something forbidden by law. [Cases: Fraud 30.] 2. As a defense to divorce, an agreement between a husband and wife to commit or to appear to commit an act that is grounds for divorce. • For example, before the advent of
fault divorce
A divorce granted to one spouse on the basis of some proven wrongful act (grounds for divorce) by the other spouse. • Although all states now have some form of no-fault divorce, some jurisdictions still consider a spouse’s fault in precipitating the divorce, esp. when dividing marital property or when awarding alimony. Traditionally, the common
pardon
pardon n. 特赦；赦免 指宽恕罪犯的罪责、免除其全部刑罚、恢复其因犯罪被剥夺的权利和特权。在英国，由英王(或英女王)发布特赦令。在美国，对触犯联邦法律的罪犯，由总统决定特赦；触犯并非联邦法律的罪犯，由州长决定特赦。特赦与大赦〔amnesty〕均为免除罪犯的刑罚，但二者的性质和实施的目的有所不同。特赦宽容罪犯的罪责；大赦免除其处罚。特赦通常是对反对国家统治权的政治犯，给予赦免更有利于公共利益；大赦则为宽恕破坏社会秩序的一般犯罪。大赦通常遍及某类乃至各类犯罪；特赦则是赦免个别人所犯的特定罪行。(→amnesty; board of pardons; clemency; commutation; condonation; parole; reprieve)
connivance
connivance (k[schwa]-nI-v[schwa]nts), n. 1. The act of indulging or ignoring another’s wrongdoing, esp. when action should be taken to prevent it. 2. Family law. As a defense to divorce, one spouse’s corrupt consent, express or implied, to have the other commit adultery or some other act of sexual misconduct. • Consent is an essential element
reconciliation
reconciliation (rek-[schwa]n-sil-ee-ay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. Restoration of harmony between persons or things that had been in conflict (a reconciliation between the plaintiff and the defendant is unlikely even if the lawsuit settles before trial). 2. Family law. Voluntary resumption, after a separation, of full marital relations between spouses (the court dismissed the divorce petition after the