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Meanings of extenuating circumstance in English

Any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence.

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Usage of extenuating circumstance in English
1
This message is the only extenuating circumstance in the whole guilty affair.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
2
He did at least have lack of sleep as an extenuating circumstance.
The Guardian
3
But you will observe, as an extenuating circumstance, that I am young.
Don Orsino
4
Not one extenuating circumstance did they find in their hardened hearts for him.
I Will Repay
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But that extenuating circumstance does not apply to the sporting dinner.
Endymion
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Every possible extenuating circumstance was brought to bear upon his sentence.
The Case of the Lamp That Went Out
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There was probably some extenuating circumstance in the background-somethingwe don't know about.
The Obstacle Race
8
If you go to confession, you can mention that as an extenuating circumstance.
Greatheart
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Would it have occurred to himself that such an extenuating circumstance was possible?
The Shuttle
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We do have one extenuating circumstance in this case though.
Pasta Imperfect
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He clings once more to his decision to become the defender of extenuating circumstance.
The eye of the leopard
12
One extenuating circumstance: Lord Clancharlie had never had any brains.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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Here, as before a jury, the magnitude of a crime was an extenuating circumstance.
Poor Relations
14
Might there not be some defence, some extenuating circumstance, that would lessen his crime?
Infelice
15
It was an extenuating circumstance in crimes of violence.
The Irish Times
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Fear excuses this fearful lack of hospitality; terror is mixed with it, an extenuating circumstance.
Les Misérables
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