The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
Expressions that are or should be allowed in some moral or legal context.
The right to express an opinion in public without being restrained or censored.