extenuating circumstance

English

Noun

extenuating circumstance (plural extenuating circumstances)

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

   Synonyms: attenuating circumstance, mitigating circumstance, mitigating factor

   Antonyms: aggravating circumstance, aggravating factor, aggravation

Translations

fact that mitigates a crime

• Catalan: circumstància attenuant f
• Czech: polehčující okolnost f
• Danish: formildende omstændigheder c pl
• Dutch: verzachtende omstandigheid f
• Finnish: lieventävä asianhaara
• French: circonstance atténuante (fr) f
• German: mildernder Umstand m, mildernde Umstände pl
• Greek: ελαφρυντική περίσταση f (elafryntikí perístasi)
• Hungarian: enyhítő körülmény
• Italian: attenuante (it) f, circostanza attenuante f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: formildende omstendigheter pl

• Polish: okoliczność łagodząca (pl) f
• Portuguese: atenuante (pt) f
• Romanian: circumstanțe atenuante (ro) f pl
• Russian: смягча́ющее обстоя́тельство n (smjaxčájuščeje obstojátelʹstvo)
• Swedish: förmildrande omständigheter

See also

• mitigation