Extenuation Definition

ĭk-stĕnyo͝o-āshən
noun
An extenuating or being extenuated; esp., mitigation, as of the seriousness of a crime, offense, etc.
Webster's New World
A thing that extenuates; partial excuse.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Extenuation

Noun

Singular:
extenuation
Plural:
extenuations

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