extenuating circumstance

English

Noun

extenuating circumstance (plural extenuating circumstances)

1. (law, or general usage) Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime.

Usage notes

• Usually in the plural.

Synonyms

• attenuating circumstance
• mitigating circumstance (usually mitigating circumstances)

Translations

fact that mitigates a crime

• Catalan: circumstància attenuant f
• Czech: polehčující okolnost f
• Danish: formildende omstændigheder c pl
• Finnish: lieventävä asianhaara
• French: circonstance atténuante (fr) f
• German: mildernder Umstand m
• Greek: ελαφρυντική περίσταση f (elafryntikí perístasi)
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• Italian: attenuante (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: formildende omstendigheter pl

• Portuguese: atenuante (pt) f
• Russian: смягча́ющее обстоя́тельство n (smjaxčájuščeje obstojátelʹstvo)
• Swedish: förmildrande omständigheter

See also

• mitigation