approvement

approvement is a Noun

Definition:

[1] Approbation. I did nothing without your approvement. Hayward.

[2] a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king`s (or queen`s) evidence in England, and state`s evidence in the United States. Burrill. Bouvier.