[U] (formal) a reduction in how unpleasant, serious, etc. sth is:
the mitigation of a problem / punishment
IDIOMS
in mitigation (law) with the aim of making a crime seem less serious or easier to forgive:
In mitigation, the defence lawyer said his client was seriously depressed at the time of the assault.
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