a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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mitigation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extenuation |
| Type of | excuse, self-justification, exculpation, alibi |
| Derivation | mitigate |
mitigation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moderation |
| Type of | step-down, decrease, diminution, reduction |
| Has types | abatement |
mitigation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extenuation, palliation |
| Type of | reduction, decrease, step-down, diminution |
| Derivation | mitigate |
Examples of mitigation
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Once that mitigation plan is developed, it is submitted to the EPA for approval.
From the sciencedaily.com
It gives mitigation money to the state, which doles it out to local governments.
From the orlandosentinel.com
But we need a national commitment to community-based mitigation for all hazards.
From the roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com
I updated the Climate change mitigation article, and the Kyoto Protocol article.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hedges, insurance and risk mitigation, remember, are inconvenient and expensive.
From the economist.com
Resorts have seen that air-bags are actually legitimate safety-mitigation tools.
From the guardian.co.uk
Linking CO2 mitigation to the plight of women may acttually make them worse off.
From the guardian.co.uk
Risks cannot be completely mitigated, and mitigation itself involves trade-offs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Each of the risks was analyzed and then mitigation strategies were put in place.
From the forbes.com
- Extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- Extenuation: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- Moderation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
- (mitigate) extenuate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
- (mitigate) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
- (mitigated) made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"
- Mitigation in law is the idea that a party who has suffered loss (from a tort or breach of contract) has to take reasonable action to minimize the amount of the loss suffered. As stated by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal in Redpath Industries Ltd. v. ...
- Relief; alleviation
- (mitigate) To reduce, lessen, or decrease
