excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen. I have never encouraged nor condoned violence condemn. to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong (condonare , from com- ( COM-) + donare ( DONATION))
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