Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
mitigating — adj. serving to reduce blame; of situations; as, mitigating factors; mitigating circumstances. Opposite of {aggravating}. [Narrower terms: {exculpatory}] Syn: extenuating. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mitigating — (adj,.) extenuating, 1610s, prp. adjective from MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate) … Etymology dictionary
mitigating — [[t]mɪ̱tɪgeɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Mitigating circumstances or factors make a bad action, especially a crime, easier to understand and excuse, and may result in the person responsible being punished less severely. [LEGAL or, FORMAL] The judge found… … English dictionary
mitigating — mit|i|gat|ing [ˈmıtıgeıtıŋ] adj mitigating circumstances/factors facts about a situation that make a crime or bad mistake seem less serious ▪ Judges often give reduced sentences where there are mitigating circumstances … Dictionary of contemporary English
mitigating — adjective mitigating circumstances/factors etc facts about a situation that make a crime or bad mistake seem less serious: a reduced prison sentence due to mitigating circumstances … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Mitigating — Mitigate Mit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.] 1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mitigating — adj. Mitigating is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance, ↑factor … Collocations dictionary
mitigating — mit|i|gat|ing [ mıtı,geıtıŋ ] adjective mitigating circumstances facts that help to explain a crime or mistake and make it seem less bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mitigating — adjective if not for mitigating circumstances, he would have been convicted Syn: extenuating, justificatory, justifying, vindicating, qualifying; face saving; formal exculpatory … Thesaurus of popular words
mitigating — UK [ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪŋ] / US adjective mitigating circumstances … English dictionary
