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Noun: mitigating circumstance
  1. (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offence

Derived forms: mitigating circumstances

Type of: circumstance, condition, consideration

Encyclopedia: Mitigating circumstance

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