extenuating circumstances

extenuating circumstances
noun alleviating circumstances, consideration, exception, extenuation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, palliation, palliative circumstances, partial excuse, qualification, qualifying reasons, softening circumstances

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


extenuating circumstances
n.
Circumstances that make a crime appear less serious and make the one who committed it appear less blameworthy than would ordinarily be the case.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


extenuating circumstances
Surrounding or mitigating factors that reduce a party's level of responsibility or guilt, whether in a civil or criminal trial. Successfully showing extenuating circumstances might result in a lower damage award, a more lenient punishment, or a lesser charge.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


extenuating circumstances
Facts surrounding the commission of a crime that work to mitigate or lessen it.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


extenuating circumstances
Facts surrounding the commission of a crime that work to mitigate or lessen it.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

extenuating circumstances
n.
   surrounding factors (sometimes called mitigation) which make a crime appear less serious, less aggravated or without criminal intent, and thus warranting a more lenient punishment or lesser charge (manslaughter rather than murder, for example).
   See also: mitigating circumstances

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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