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Meanings of
extenuation
in английском
каталонский
mitigació
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To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
mitigation
palliation
каталонский
mitigació
Usage of
extenuation
in английском
1
The plea in
extenuation
of guilt and mitigation of punishment is perpetual.
2
These circumstances must be pleaded in
extenuation
of its shortcomings and demerits.
3
But that theory has never been advanced in
extenuation
of their behavior.
4
Still, I must say, there was much in
extenuation
of his conduct.
5
Perhaps his injustice to the Empress might likewise admit a little
extenuation
.
6
But let me tell you in
extenuation
that I've discovered your offspring.
7
Yet before I have done, I want to indicate pleas of
extenuation
.
8
And her effort at sympathy, at
extenuation
,
failed utterly before her pride.
9
Nor, indeed, does his lordship consider that his injuries admit of
extenuation
.
10
Would any person have regarded that as an
extenuation
of his sin?
11
Those were circumstances in
extenuation
and mitigation, but a long way from exoneration.
12
It is all that I can offer in excuse or
extenuation
.
13
I must say, in
extenuation
,
that of optimists I am the most optimistic.
14
Nothing can be pleaded in
extenuation
of this relapse into folly.
15
Flood for any statement he had to make in
extenuation
of his conduct.
16
For myself, I knew of nothing to say in
extenuation
of my speech.
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About this term
extenuation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
say in extenuation
plead in extenuation
urge in extenuation
find no extenuation
further extenuation
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Translations for
extenuation
каталонский
mitigació
extenuació
atenuació
Extenuation
through the time
Extenuation
across language varieties
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