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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