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mitigation

Syllabification: (mit·i·ga·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌmitəˈgāSHən/

Definition of mitigation

noun

  • the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something:the emphasis is on the identification and mitigation of pollution

Phrases

in mitigation

so as to make something, especially a crime, appear less serious and thus be punished more leniently:in mitigation she said her client had been deeply depressed

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mitigatio(n-), from the verb mitigare 'alleviate' (see mitigate)

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