condone

Object

• truancy: These measures were seen as indirectly reducing condoned truancy.
• trespass: Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass.
• killing: Do the Government and the BMA condone purposeful killing by omission?
• vandalism: Put it in your diary for May Day - not that we would condone any vandalism.
• violence: What I am NOT trying to do is condone violence.
• violation: Banning users who defy such requests sends out a clear message that you don't condone the violation of other people's rights.

Modifying Another Word

• parentally: The extent of parentally condoned absence uncovered by the sweeps highlighted that follow-up with parents may be equally as important as follow-up with pupils.
• tacitly: She also denied the government has tacitly condoned human rights abuses in Guantanamo Bay.
• quietly: Racism thrives because the silence of the majority, and their reluctance to stand up and be counted, quietly condones it!
• possibly: Of course, reporters have to be seen to be morally and politically correct, so I couldn't possibly condone such an action.
• necessarily: Note that Paul is not necessarily condoning the practice of female vocal participation in public prayer meetings.
• not: ISPA members do not condone or support the use of the Internet for illegal purposes.

Used with why or when

what: It was just a gesture to condone what they were doing.

Present participle complement

• kill: I am not saying that atheists like killing people, condone killing people or any other such statement.
• use: I wouldn't recommend or condone using illegal software. _________________ Kev Man is limited by his fears, not by his imagination.
• break: So we don't expect him to openly condone breaking laws - even ones that he doesn't agree with.

Preposition: in

way: This is not to condone in any way acts of terrorism against innocent civilians, wherever they might occur.

Preposition: of

abuse: Of course there can be no condoning of child abuse.

Preposition: by

• parent: High levels of unjustified absence condoned by parents remain a major problem in some areas.
• court: Women are placed above the law, as perjury and contempt of court by women are largely condoned by the courts.