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- [mit-i-geyt sur-kuh m-stans or, esp. British, -stuh ns]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns or, esp. British, -stəns/
- /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɪŋ ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mit-i-geyt sur-kuh m-stans or, esp. British, -stuh ns]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns or, esp. British, -stəns/
Definitions of mitigating circumstances words
- noun,plural mitigating circumstances conditions that lessen responsibility for a crime 1
- noun plural mitigating circumstances circumstances that may be considered to lessen the culpability of an offender 0
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Parts of speech for Mitigating circumstances
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mitigating circumstances popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for mitigating circumstances
noun mitigating circumstances
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- diminished responsibility — law: lack of capacity
- palliative — serving to palliate.
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