extenuating

• Describe factores o circunstancias que sirven para disculpar o atenuar la gravedad de una falta o delito, reduciendo la responsabilidad o la culpa.

Describes factors or circumstances that partially excuse or lessen the severity of an offense or wrongdoing.

1. Mitigating or lessening severityC1formal

   Serving to make a fault, offense, or problem seem less serious or more forgivable.

   atenuante / eximente

   • The judge considered the extenuating circumstances before sentencing.
   • He argued that his illness was an extenuating factor for missing the deadline.
   • Extenuating evidence was presented to reduce the penalty.

   Sinónimosexplanatorylesseningmoderatingpalliativequalifyingtempering

   Antónimosaggravatingexacerbatingincriminating

• Verbo que significa disminuir la gravedad de una falta o culpa, ofreciendo justificaciones parciales o circunstancias atenuantes; también puede referirse a debilitar o reducir la fuerza o intensidad de algo.

A verb meaning to lessen the seriousness of an offense or guilt by offering partial excuses or mitigating circumstances.

1. Lessen the seriousness ofC2formal

   To make an offense or fault seem less serious by providing excuses or partial justification.

   atenuar

   • The lawyer tried to extenuate his client's actions by citing extreme stress.
   • Nothing can extenuate such a cruel act.
   • Her difficult childhood does not extenuate her crime, but it explains it.

   Sinónimosdiminishdownplayexcusejustifyminimizemitigatemoderatepalliatequalifysoftentemperunderstate

   Antónimosaggravateexacerbateintensifymagnify