mitigating circumstances

mitigating circumstances definition - business

mitigating circumstances

Factors that, while not justification for an action such as a crime, should be considered as reasons for reducing the extent of blame. For example, a clerk took money from his employer in order to help pay the medical expenses for his invalid mother.

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