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To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
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mitigation
Word definitions for mitigation in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Apart from mitigation , these actions can include some adaptation and response measures, preparation of National Communications, and capacity building. ▪ Even with that lesser verdict there was plenty of mitigation . ▪ In mitigation ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mitigation in law is the principle that a party who has suffered loss (from a tort or breach of contract ) has to take reasonable action to minimize the amount of the loss suffered. As stated by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal in Redpath Industries ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mitigation \Mit`i*ga"tion\, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. relief; alleviation
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation , palliation ] a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances [syn: extenuation ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., from Latin mitigationem (nominative mitigatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of mitigare (see mitigate ).
Usage examples of mitigation.
The bruised plant has been applied externally for healing ulcers, burns, whitlows, and for the mitigation of swollen piles.
Corva, asked me if I would like to make a sworn statement in extenuation or mitigation on my own behalf, I told him I could think of no extenuating or mitigating circumstances that I could swear to.
You have the right, at this time, to suggest witnesses who may provide you with statements of defense, extenuation, or mitigation.
In cases of war-related massacres, investigators tend to overlook motive because motive, in the hands of the defense, becomes extenuation and mitigation.
You may, however, make a statement either sworn or unsworn and present anything you may desire, either in defense, extenuation, or mitigation.
A few minutes ago Gilmer told you that you could present evidence in extenuation or mitigation.
But in the interests of fairness and justice, I would like to explain the meaning of extenuation and mitigation as it relates to this hearing.
That is a statement in defense, extenuation, and mitigation, all in one.
I have been exceedingly patient, listening intently for anything that sounds like it might be extenuation or mitigation for the offence of which Lieutenant Tyson has been convicted.
Benjamin Tyson, you are advised that you may now present testimony in extenuation or mitigation of the offense of which you stand convicted.
In addition, you may, if you wish, make an unsworn statement in mitigation or extenuation of the offense of which you stand convicted.
I make here in extenuation and mitigation could only be construed as a self-serving one.
Nevertheless, without this incentive the circumstance would never have taken place, and I think you should consider your beauty as a mitigation of the offence.
The nation had reason to expect an immediate mitigation in the article of annual expense, considering the number of troops and ships of war which had been reduced at the ratification of the treaty: but they were disagreeably undeceived in finding themselves again loaded with very extraordinary impositions, for the payment of a vast debt which government had contracted in the course of the war, notwithstanding the incredible aids granted by parliament.
FEMA in strengthening Federal preparedness and hazard mitigation programs.