mitigation

[ mit-i-gey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.

the act of making a condition or consequence less severe: the mitigation of a punishment.

the process of becoming milder, gentler, or less severe.

a mitigating circumstance, event, or consequence.

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How to use mitigation in a sentence

In his case, however, the penalties of invalid life had great mitigations—mitigations such as fall to the lot of few.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12|Elbert Hubbard
The only mitigations of the horrors of prison life were the presence of his devoted wife and his books.
The White Doe|Sallie Southall Cotten
He held fast to eternal punishment, but allowed the possibility of mitigations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
But let it be noted that the peculiar mitigations of slavery affected only slaves of Hebrew blood, not Gentiles.
A Defence of Virginia|Robert L. Dabney

Such mitigations as the horrors of war allow were forbidden to these "rebels" by legal fiction.
Irish Nationality|Alice Stopford Green

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