extenuation

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a partial excuse to mitigate censure;
an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
• Syn:
mitigation
• Derivationally related forms:
mitigate (for: mitigation), extenuate
• Hypernyms:
excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
• Syn:
mitigation, palliation
• Derivationally related forms:
palliate (for: palliation), mitigate (for: mitigation), extenuate
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mitigation, palliation