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Definition of mitigating adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mitigating

adjective

NAmE//ˈmɪt̮əˌɡeɪt̮ɪŋ//

[only before noun] mitigating circumstances/factors (formal or law)

circumstances or factors that make a crime or someone's actions easier to understand, so that the punishment may be less severe

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