mitigation
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
atenuación
- During the trial, the defense lawyer presented evidence of the defendant's difficult childhood as a form of mitigation for his actions.
- compensatory mitigation
- risk mitigation
- mitigation policies
And I've had clients not want to present mitigation because they don't want to bring their family through this process.
- And I've had clients not want to present mitigation because they don't want to bring their family through this process.
Examples
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I confess to the charges, but plead mitigation.
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"Neither the team nor the driver made any submission in mitigation of penalty."
Blog text (27) -
Most of the defendants could hope for little more than mitigation to save them from long prison terms or death.
Academic text (1993) -
" The judge says that if I want to present testimony in mitigation, there will be plenty of time for that after the guilty verdict.
Fiction book (1995) -
International funders are currently tackling the question of risk mitigation in foreign currency borrowing.
Academic text (2005) -
The availability of social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents (Price 1985).
Academic text (1992) -
The defense will show that many times Ernst Janning was able to effect mitigation of sentences when, without his influence, the results would have been much worse.
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As a requirement of the infill project, an off-site mitigation fund of $24.5 million was established (USDOI 2006).
Academic text (2009) -
The judge considered the defendant's mental health issues as valid grounds for mitigation during sentencing.
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In his statement, the attorney emphasized the importance of mitigation to lessen the impact of the offense on the defendant's future.
Synonyms
8
7.2
A fact or situation that does not excuse a crime but leads to a lighter punishment
1
9.6
An explanation that makes a wrong action seem less serious
To make a bad action seem less serious by giving reasons
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Etymology
Mitigation comes from the Latin mitigare meaning 'to soften'. Think of it as making a punishment or fault feel softer, so in law 'mitigation' is when someone gives reasons to make an offense seem less serious.