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grace
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grace noun absolution, clemency, concession, excuse, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, indulgence, pardon, reprieve
See also: absolution, amenity, amnesty, charity, clemency, condonation, consent, decorum, dispensation, embellish, exception, facility, favor, franchise, leave, lenience, license, permission, proportion, propriety, remission, reprieve, respite

GRACE. That which a person is not entitled to by law, but which is extended to him as a favor; a pardon, for example, is an act of grace. There are- certain days allowed to a payer of a promissory note or bill of exchange, beyond the time which appears on its face, which are called days of grace. (q. v.)



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The records say you lost Bernard, history will record you did it with bad grace.
No one could deny Ledley King the right to lift the Carling Cup, to savour a triumph of mind and body, the epitome of Tottenham's desire who led by magnificent example as Chelsea snarled with bad grace.
Almost all would have cursed the system and the stewards, paid the fine with bad grace and carried on as before.
 
 
 
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