MITIGATION


Meaning of MITIGATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪtɪgeɪʃ(ə)n ]

1.

If someone, especially in a court, is told something in mitigation , they are told something that makes a crime or fault easier to understand and excuse. ( FORMAL )

Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale...

PHRASE : PHR with cl

2.

Mitigation is a reduction in the unpleasantness, seriousness, or painfulness of something. ( FORMAL )

...the mitigation or cure of a physical or mental condition.

= alleviation

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