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Mitigating circumstance   /mˈɪtəgˌeɪtɪŋ sˈərkəmstˌæns/   Listen
Mitigating circumstance

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





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"Mitigating circumstance" Quotes from Famous Books



... arrested only on grounds of law. On these you can be heard. But, if you have none to offer, you must be silent and submit to your sentence." He then, without a pause, proceeded to point out the heinous character of the offense, but admitted there was one mitigating circumstance; and, in conclusion, he condemned the culprit ...
— Foul Play • Charles Reade


Words linked to "Mitigating circumstance" :   law, condition, consideration, jurisprudence, circumstance


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