mitigation
英 [mɪtɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,mɪtɪ'ɡeʃən]
- n. 减轻；缓和；平静
词组搭配
in mitigation
so as to make something, especially a crime, appear less serious and thus be punished more leniently
以减轻情况（尤指罪责）的严重程度
in mitigation she said her client had been deeply depressed.
为了减轻罪责，她说她的当事人一直深陷抑郁之中。