extenuating circumstance

== English == === Noun === extenuating circumstance (plural extenuating circumstances) (law, or general usage, chiefly in the plural) Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime. Synonyms: attenuating circumstance, mitigating circumstance, mitigating factor Antonyms: aggravating circumstance, aggravating factor, aggravation ==== Translations ==== === See also === mitigation