aggravator
noun
a person or thing that aggravates.
aggravators
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pluralof aggravator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Frequenters of Washington Square Park, too, are often serial aggravators.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2020
Scalia’s point here is that the whole system of aggravators and mitigators was largely imposed on states by the Supreme Court to keep them from executing inmates willy-nilly.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2015
And the defendant is barred by state law from asking the jury to explain which aggravators justified capital punishment.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2015
If the aggravators are proved to a jury, it would be grounds for an exceptional sentence beyond the standard range.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2014
At the very same instant the cheers of my dear friends the students drowned the laughter of the aggravators.
From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Sarah Bernhardt
