[onlybeforenoun] (formal) showing reasons why a wrong or illegal act, or a bad situation, should be judged less seriously or excused:
There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence. * Cases of illness and other extenuating circumstances that may have affected a student's performance will be dealt with by a personal tutor.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, extenuating is tagged as adjective.
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