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dispensation
Meaning: special permission to disregard a rule or requirement
dispensation in a sentence
How dispensation is used in real sentences:
The league granted her a dispensation to compete despite the missed deadline.
The council issued a dispensation allowing the historic shop to ignore the new sign restrictions.
“An interpreter therefore cannot claim a dispensation from accuracy merely because a literal rendering would slow the court's schedule.”
— from the passage Between Speech and Judgment
“Union rules required ten-minute breaks, yet the manager had granted Varen a dispensation to rehearse straight through when the rented hall's schedule tightened.”
— from the passage The Unfinished Finale
Synonyms for dispensation
Other words for dispensation — exemption, waiver and permission — carry the same meaning.
- exemption
- waiver
- permission
Antonyms of dispensation
Words that mean the opposite of dispensation:
- requirement
- obligation
- prohibition
Where it comes from
From Latin dispensare, meaning 'to administer or distribute.'
Word parts
- pend/pens — hang, weigh, pay
dispensation: dis- (apart) + pens (weigh) + -ation (action or result)
Memory hook
A DISPENSATION lets officials DISPENSE with a rule in a special case.
Practice dispensation in the app