Extenuation

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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