mitigating circumstances
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"There are mitigating circumstances from before the season," former Reds midfielder Jamie Redknapp said on Sky Sports.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“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 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
Daybell’s defense, meanwhile, will try to provide the jury with mitigating circumstances that could show the panel a lighter sentence is more appropriate.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
There were some mitigating circumstances, however, in this surgical work:—it saved a lonely journey and a large doctor bill.
From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange
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