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    It is not the case that Austin's declaratives presuppose institutional roles and felicity conditions; forgiveness lacks the formal authority structure that makes such utterances binding.

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    • 1.Forgiveness is itself an institutional practice with social preconditions: acknowledgment, sincerity, and relational standing between parties.
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    • 2.Austin's framework extends beyond formal law/ceremony to everyday performatives (promising, apologizing) that lack explicit authority but still bind.
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    • 3.Forgiveness transforms relational reality—it dissolves resentment, restores standing, and reshapes social obligations, conferring performative effects.
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    • 1.Austin's performatives (marriage, baptism) require authorized speakers in recognized institutional contexts to create binding effects.
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    • 2.Forgiveness produces no formal consequences, sanctions, or enforceability—it operates in personal/moral rather than institutional domains.
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    • 3.Without felicity conditions (proper authority, procedure, uptake), utterances may express sentiment but don't perform institutional acts.
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