mitigation

  • 51mitigation of sentence — lessening on a punishment, making a penalty less severe …

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  • 52mitigation of damage — Minimizing the loss incurred by the person who suffered the loss and is claiming damages as a result of it. The injured party has a duty to take all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss and the courts will not, therefore, award damages to… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 53mitigation of punishment — A judge may reduce or order a lesser sentence in consideration of such factors as the defendant s past good behavior, his family situation, his cooperation with the police and kindred factors …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 54mitigation of punishment — A judge may reduce or order a lesser sentence in consideration of such factors as the defendant s past good behavior, his family situation, his cooperation with the police and kindred factors …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 55mitigation of damages — Broadly, every fact tending to decrease the damages allowable in an action. 22 Am J2d Damg § 200. More precisely, those facts which tend to show that the conceded or assumed cause of action does not entitle the plaintiff to as large an amount of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 56mitigation of punishment — Lessening the punishment to be inflicted upon a convicted criminal out of consideration of circumstances such as former good behavior, the background of the defendant, the payment of damages by the defendant to the injured person, etc. 21 Am J2d… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 57Climate change mitigation — Fossil fuel related CO2 emissions compared to five of IPCC s emissions scenarios. The dips are related to global recessions. Data from IPCC SRES scenarios; …

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  • 58Environmental mitigation — Environmental mitigation, compensatory mitigation, or mitigation banking, are terms used primarily by the Unites States government and the related environmental industry to describe projects or programs intended to offset known impacts to an… …

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  • 59Local Mitigation Strategy — A Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a local government plan in the United States, typically at county level, that is designed to reduce or eliminate risks to people and property from natural and man made hazards. Mitigation strategies are… …

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  • 60Radon mitigation — is any process used to reduce radon concentrations in the breathing zones of occupied buildings. Testing ASTM E 2121 is a standard for reducing radon in homes as far as practicable below 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) in indoor air. [cite web|… …

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