Definition of Extenuation
Ex`ten`u`a´tion
n.
1.
The
act
of
axtenuating
or
the
state
of
being
extenuated
;
the
act
of
making
thin
,
slender
,
or
lean
,
or
of
palliating
;
diminishing
,
or
lessening
;
palliation
,
as
of
a
crime
;
mitigation
,
as
of
punishment
.
To
listen
. . .
to
every
extenuation
of
what
is
evil
.
- I. Taylor.
Related Words
alibi
,
exculpation
,
excuse
,
extenuate
,
mitigate
,
mitigation
,
palliate
,
self-justification
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