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extenuating circumstance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ten-u-at-ing -cir-cum-stance
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

extenuating circumstances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mitigation

Synonyms

attenuating circumstance mitigating circumstance mitigating factor

Antonyms

aggravating circumstance aggravating factor aggravation

Questions

What does extenuating circumstance mean?
Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime.

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