mitigating circumstances
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“She feels horrible about all of this. Nobody wants to be in the chain of causation,” Geragos said, adding that he will present evidence of mitigating circumstances at her Dec. 10 sentencing.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
He may offer up the mitigating circumstances as he made 10 changes from the 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Andorra, plus this was a friendly at the end of a long season.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
He looked through thousands of pages of this very complex, highly contested record, purported to weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, decided which were true and false, and drew his own conclusions.
From Slate • May 31, 2024
There are mitigating circumstances which apply in the situation of the elderly man who died of AKPV.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024
Among the mitigating circumstances I should be inclined to name even those which you bring in aggravation.
From Leonora by Edgeworth, Maria
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