dispensation
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pluraldispensations
pluraldispensations
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]
- The priest asked fordispensation from his vows.
[count]
- The state gave the town a specialdispensation, allowing it to ignore the law in this case.
2
[singular]:an act of providing something to people
- The ship's doctor handled thedispensation [=distribution] of medicine.
- a speedydispensation [=administration] of justice
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