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Webster 1913 Edition

Palliation

Palˊli-a′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
palliation
.]
1.
The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse;
as, the
palliation
of faults, offenses, vices
.
2.
Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.
Bacon.
3.
That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Palliation

PALLIA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of palliating; concealment of the most flagrant circumstances of an offense; extenuation by favorable representation; as the palliation of faults, offenses, vices or crimes.
1.
Mitigation; alleviation; abatement; as of a disease.

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