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• palliation — noun 1. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause • Derivationally related forms: ↑palliate • Hypernyms: ↑easing, ↑easement, ↑alleviation, ↑relief 2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious …   Useful english dictionary

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• mitigation — noun 1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑extenuation, ↑palliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑palliate (for: ↑palliation), ↑mi …   Useful english dictionary

• extenuation — noun 1. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances • Syn: ↑mitigation • Derivationally related forms: ↑mitigate (for: ↑mitigation), ↑extenuate …   Useful english dictionary

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