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extenuation
mitigation
palliation
Definition: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
extenuation
mitigation
Definition: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
moderation
mitigation
Definition: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
Definition: A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.