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   extenuation

   /ɪkstɛnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offence: "no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime"
   • 2. the process of making someone or something thin: literary "his long wings beat slow, steady beats, as if accentuating the extenuation of the bird"

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   What does extenuation mean?

   • in extenuation of Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of (= as an excuse for) her crime was not accepted. No excuses or extenuations are needed. I claim, in extenuation, some precedents. After all, she told herself in extenuation, this was the first thing she had ever done to please herself.

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   Where did the word extenuate come from?

   • Extenuate was borrowed into English in the late Middle Ages from Latin extenuatus, the past participle of the verb extenuare, which was itself formed by combining ex- and the verb tenuare, meaning "to make thin."

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   What does “extenuating circumstances” mean?

   • Have you ever heard of the expression “extenuating circumstances?” According to most dictionaries, it means any circumstances or situations that would justify someone’s actions by stating certain reasons; or to lessen or reduce the seriousness by giving valid reasons that would be given due consideration.

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   What does extension mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! EXTENUATION definition: 1. the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it: 2. the fact of judging…. Learn more.

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   Extenuation is the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it. Learn how to use this formal word in sentences and see translations in different languages.

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   Extenuation is the act of extenuating something or the state of being extenuated, especially partial justification or excuse. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of extenuation from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   noun. the act of extenuating. the state of being extenuated. something that extenuates; a partial excuse: The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of extenuation 1. 1375–1425; late Middle English extenuacioun < Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō ). See extenuate, -ion. Discover More.

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   EXTENUATION meaning: 1. the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it: 2. the fact of judging…. Learn more.

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   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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   to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate… See the full definition

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    to cause a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it: He was unable to say anything that might have extenuated his behavior. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining. account (to someone) for something. accountability. adumbrate. adumbration. annotation. annotator. demythologize. disabuse. histography.