Associations to the word «Mitigation»

Wiktionary

MITIGATION, noun. Relief; alleviation

Dictionary definition

MITIGATION, noun. To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
MITIGATION, noun. A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
MITIGATION, noun. The action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions".

Wise words

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