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INDULGENCE(law)
INCONTINENCE Impudicity, the indulgence in unlawful carnal connexions(law)

indulgence (oh)



[U] the habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want, or allowing someone else to do or have whatever they want
-see also self-indulgence at self-indulgent
[C] something that you do or have for pleasure, not because you need it
::An occasional glass of wine was his only indulgence.
[U] formal willingness to ignore someone's faults or weaknesses
::a spirit of indulgence and forgiveness
[C] a promise of freedom from punishment by God, sold by priests in the Middle Ages