mitigating circumstances
Britishplural noun
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There was also an acceptance of mitigating circumstances and fine lines, underlining the hope it would work.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
“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 said the sentence before mitigating circumstances would be eight years, but the fact Kelly had pleaded guilty entitled him to a reduction of the sentence.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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
Finally, deciding not to be unduly harsh in his judgment, as there might have been mitigating circumstances, he is feeling a sense of self-approval, when voices are heard.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
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