About The Word Extenuation
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Extenuation
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What's The Definition Of Extenuation?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Extenuation: mitigation | mitigation | palliation Related Terms | Find terms related to Extenuation: See Also | alibi | decrease | diminution | exculpation | excuse | reduction | self-justification | step-down Extenuation In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*ten`u*a"tion\, n. [L. extenuatio: cf. F.
ext['e]nuation.]
The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the
act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating;
diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime;
mitigation, as of punishment.
To listen . . . to every extenuation of what is evil.
--I. Taylor.
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