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Meanings of
palliation
(palliations)
in English
Catalan
mitigació
Back to the meaning
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
mitigation
extenuation
Catalan
mitigació
Usage of
palliations
in English
1
No witnesses had been examined, no degrees of guilt acknowledged, no
palliations
admitted.
2
In dealing with them, acquiescence is the best of
palliations
and silence the sovereign specific.
3
Nor will I aggravate my crime, by disingenuous
palliations
.
4
That answer of hers was quite long, quite frank, wholly free from concealments or
palliations
.
5
But the waiters would listen to no explanations, no
palliations
;
he must be placed in custody.
6
The crime of Elizabeth doubtless has
palliations
.
7
The present is no time for
palliations
.
8
He dashed away all excuses and
palliations
.
9
She combines the faults of a passionate woman with those of the tender-hearted woman, without having their
palliations
.
10
She attempted no
palliations
here.
11
An ordinary boy would have broken into a flood of explanations and
palliations
,
but Owen simply bowed, and said nothing.
12
Consolations,
palliations
at most.
13
So these accounts of the matter you must consider as reasons and
palliations
,
concluding, "I plead guilty, my Lord!"
14
But what, Sir!-Wouldyou ever more argue with me, as if you were a
child
?
-
Seeking
palliations
,
and making promises?-Promises of what, Sir?
15
Purpose: A new method of
palliation
of malignant obstructive jaundice is presented.
16
For patients with active disease, this regimen provides at best modest
palliation
.
Other examples for "palliations"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
palliations
palliation
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
attempt no palliations
disingenuous palliations
have palliations
seek palliations
Translations for
palliations
Catalan
mitigació
extenuació
atenuació
Palliations
through the time