Definitions for: Mitigation


[n] to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
[n] a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances



Webster (1913) Definition: Mit`i*ga"tion, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation,
fr. L. mitigatio.]
The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated;
abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe,
afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief,
rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.

Syn: Alleviation; abatement; relief.

Synonyms: extenuation, extenuation, palliation

See Also: alibi, decrease, diminution, exculpation, excuse, reduction, self-justification, step-down

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