Noun
mitigation -
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
extenuation
self-justification ,
alibi ,
exculpation ,
excuse (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
mitigation -
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
extenuation ,
palliation
step-down ,
diminution ,
reduction ,
decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
mitigation -
the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
moderation
step-down ,
diminution ,
reduction ,
decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
