extenuation, n.
(extenuations)
(extenuations)
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
extenuation mitigation palliation
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
<noun.communication>
extenuation mitigation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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