Canadian English Meaning of extenuation
extenuation
Other Canadian English words related to extenuation
Nearest Words of extenuation
- extenuator => mitigating circumstance
- extenuatory => extenuating
- exterior => exterior
- exterior angle => Exterior angle
- exterior door => Exterior door
- exteriorisation => exteriorisation
- exteriorise => exteriorise
- exteriority => exteriority
- exteriorization => exteriorisation
- exteriorize => exteriorize
Definitions and Meaning of extenuation in English
extenuation (n)
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
extenuation (n.)
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.
FAQs About the word extenuation
extenuation
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances, to act in such a w
acknowledgement,acknowledgment,atonement,confession,Palliative care,alibi,apology,Cop-out,defence,excuse
No antonyms found.
extenuating => extenuating, extenuated => exhausted, extenuate => extenuate, extent => extent, extensure => extension,
