extenuation
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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In extenuation of himself, he says “no one anticipated” today’s facts: worldwide energy shortages and an unusually cold winter forecast.
From Washington Post
This extenuation circumstance policy extension is also in addition to Airbnb’s more flexible reservation terms it introduced earlier this week.
From The Verge
Despite the extenuation of injuries, the Nats have fielded miserably, run the bases in sleep masks and made fundamentals cry “uncle.”
From Washington Post
Some say in extenuation of Ryan’s behavior that if he could not embrace Trump, he could not continue as speaker.
From Washington Post
They were to be used as an underline or extenuation of the feelings he would have for something.
From Time
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