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- Dictionaryextenuation/ɪkstɛnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offence: "no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime"
- 2. the process of making someone or something thin: literary "his long wings beat slow, steady beats, as if accentuating the extenuation of the bird"
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EXTENUATION definition: 1. the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it: 2. the fact of judging…. Learn more.
How to use extenuation in a sentence. the act of extenuating something or the state of being extenuated; especially : partial justification… See the full definition
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
noun [ C or U ] formal us / ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it: in extenuation of Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of (= as an excuse for) her crime was not accepted. No excuses or extenuations are needed. See. extenuate.
EXTENUATION definition: an extenuating or being extenuated; esp., mitigation, as of the seriousness of a crime,... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
noun. the act of extenuating. the state of being extenuated. something that extenuates; a partial excuse: The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of extenuation 1. 1375–1425; late Middle English extenuacioun < Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō ). See extenuate, -ion. Discover More.
extenuation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances mitigation
to cause a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it: He was unable to say anything that might have extenuated his behavior. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining. account (to someone) for something. accountability. adumbrate. adumbration. annotation. annotator. demythologize. disabuse. histography.
Extenuation Definition. An extenuating or being extenuated; esp., mitigation, as of the seriousness of a crime, offense, etc. A thing that extenuates; partial excuse.
EXTENUATION definition: an extenuating or being extenuated; esp., mitigation, as of the seriousness of a crime,... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
