MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mitigating circumstance mean? 

• MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE (noun)
  The noun MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

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)