Midrash for Sotah 49:21
ואי אמרת לאחר סתירה מחול לה משכחת לה דיש לה היתר דאי בעי מחיל ליה לקינויה ובעיל אלא ש"מ לאחר סתירה אינו מחול שמע מינה
If a husband retracted his warning the warning is retracted; if a Court of Law wished to pardon an elder who rebelled [against their decision] they may pardon him; and if the parents wished to forgive a stubborn and rebellious son<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Deut. XXI, 18ff. ');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
R. Yashiah said: Three things were told to me by R. Zeira in the name of the men of Jerusalem: A sotah (a woman suspected of infidelity) — if her husband wishes to forgive her, he may do so. A sorer umoreh — if his father and mother wish to forgive him, they may do so. An elder who rebels against beth-din — if his colleagues wish to forgive him, they may do so.
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Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 21:19) "Then his father and mother shall take hold of him": We are hereby taught that he is not liable unless he has a father and a mother. These are the words of R. Meir. R. Yehudah says: If his mother were not fit for (i.e., similar to) his father, he does not become a sorer umoreh.
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