extenuatory Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- alleviate
- explain-away
- gloss-over-
- mitigate
- atone
- minimize
- confess
- rationalize
- gloze-over-
- deodorize
- apologize
- whitewash
Weak:
Meaning of extenuatory
Webster
extenuatory (a.)
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
extenuatory Sentence Examples
- The defendant's lawyer presented extenuatory evidence in an attempt to reduce the severity of the charges.
- The judge considered the extenuatory circumstances before sentencing the defendant.
- The extenuatory factors presented by the prosecution were not sufficient to persuade the jury to convict the defendant.
- The court found that the extenuatory circumstances did not justify a lesser sentence.
- The extenuatory evidence was deemed inadmissible by the court.
- The defense attorney argued that the extenuatory circumstances should be considered when determining the defendant's punishment.
- The jury was instructed to consider all of the evidence, including the extenuatory circumstances, before reaching a verdict.
- The extenuatory circumstances presented by the defense did not convince the judge to grant leniency.
- The prosecutor argued that the extenuatory circumstances did not mitigate the defendant's guilt.
- The extenuatory evidence presented by the defendant was not sufficient to overcome the strong evidence of guilt presented by the prosecution.
FAQs About the word extenuatory
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
explain, justify,excuse, palliate, alleviate, explain away, gloss (over), mitigate, atone, minimize
No antonyms found.
The defendant's lawyer presented extenuatory evidence in an attempt to reduce the severity of the charges.
The judge considered the extenuatory circumstances before sentencing the defendant.
The extenuatory factors presented by the prosecution were not sufficient to persuade the jury to convict the defendant.
The court found that the extenuatory circumstances did not justify a lesser sentence.
