MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mitigating circumstance" is a kind of...):

circumstance; condition; consideration (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)