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1 mitigate the sentence
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2 mitigate
transitive verb1) (alleviate) lindern2) (make less severe) mildern* * *miti·gate[ˈmɪtɪgeɪt, AM -t̬-]vt ( form)▪ to \mitigate sth misery, pain etw lindern; anger, harmful effects etw mildernto \mitigate a sentence LAW eine Strafe mildern [o herabsetzen]* * *['mItIgeɪt]vtpain lindern; punishment mildernmitigating circumstances/factors — mildernde Umstände pl
* * *mitigate [ˈmıtıɡeıt] v/t Schmerzen etc lindern, eine Strafe etc mildern, abschwächen, jemandes Zorn etc besänftigen, mäßigen:mitigating circumstances JUR mildernde Umstände* * *transitive verb1) (alleviate) lindern2) (make less severe) mildern* * *v.lindern v.mildern v. -
3 mitigate
miti·gate [ʼmɪtɪgeɪt, Am -t̬-] vt( form);to \mitigate sth misery, pain etw lindern; anger, harmful effects etw mildern; -
4 mitigation
noun* * *miti·ga·tion[ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən, AM t̬-]a plea in \mitigation [of a sentence] ein Gesuch um Milderung [einer Strafe]* * *["mItI'geISən]n(of pain) Linderung f; (of punishment) Milderung fto say something in mitigation —
have you anything to say in mitigation of sentence? — haben Sie zu dem Urteil noch irgendetwas Entlastendes vorzubringen?
* * *1. Linderung f, Milderung f2. Milderung f, Abschwächung f:mitigation of punishment Strafmilderung;a) für Strafmilderung plädieren,b) strafmildernde Umstände geltend machen3. Besänftigung f, Mäßigung f4. mildernder Umstand* * *noun* * *n.Milderung f.
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