extenuation
[ik,stenju'eiʃən]
n. 减轻；酌情减轻
同义词
参考例子
1.Counsel pleaded the accused's age in extenuation of his actions.
律师以被告年龄为由要求减轻其行为过错。
2.Judge: Do you have anything to say in mitigation or extenuation before I pass sentence?
法官：在我宣读判决书前，你想说点什么求饶之类的话吗？
3.Were such a man once more to fall, what plea could be urged in extenuation of his crime?
倘使象他这样一个人再次堕落的话，还能为减轻罪行作何辩白呢？
英文解释
n.
1.a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it app
2.to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
网络释义
extenuation
减轻; 衰弱; 衷减，减小; 酌情减轻;
extenuation of a crime
减轻罪行; 减罪;