extenuation
American
[ik-sten-yoo-ey-shuhn]
/ ɪkˌstɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən /
noun
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the act of extenuating.
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the state of being extenuated.
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something that extenuates; a partial excuse.
The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation.
Etymology
Origin of extenuation
1375–1425; late Middle English extenuacioun < Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō ). See extenuate, -ion
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