dispensation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
dispensations
plural
dispensations
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISPENSATION
formal
1
:
permission to break a law or an official promise you have made
:
release from a rule, vow, or oath
[noncount]
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The priest asked for dispensation from his vows.
[count]
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The state gave the town a special dispensation, allowing it to ignore the law in this case.
2
[singular]
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an act of providing something to people
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The ship's doctor handled the dispensation [=distribution] of medicine.
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a speedy dispensation [=administration] of justice
