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English noun: mitigating circumstance

1. mitigating circumstance (cognition) (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense


Broader (hypernym)circumstance, condition, consideration


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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