extenuation
معنی فارسی
تخفيف ، تقليل ، کاهش اهميت جرم ،
بهانه (انگيزي) براي تخفيف جرم
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ek sten´yōō ā´shǝn,ik-/n.
● (به ویژه در مورد جرم و غیره) تخفیف
he pleaded insanity in extenuation of his crime
او برای کاهش جرم خود ادعای دیوانگی کرد.
● هرچیز که موجب تخفیف جرم شود، تخفیف دهنده، عذر، بهانه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'extenuatio', from 'extenuare' ('to make thin or weak').
مثال
- He offered no extenuation for his behavior.
- The judge took into account the extenuation of the crime.
- In extenuation of this drastic punishment, it should be noted that the crime was premeditated.
ترکیبهای رایج
Offer extenuation Consider extenuation Provide extenuation Accept extenuation
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
مترادفها
noun
1. Diminution, abatement, mitigation.
2. Palliation, excuse, apology.