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extenuating circumstance

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime.

in-plural

Equivalents

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Examples

“In the instant case, testimony has been offered that there were extenuating circumstances which might have⟳ made it impossible for the Hospital to comply with the time limit⟳ (Union office closed on April 4, 1974, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March⟳).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Extenuation Extenuations extenuative extenuator exterior exterior angle

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