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  1. extenuating

    • IPA[ikˈstenyəˌwādiNG]

    美式

    • adj.
      (of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense
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    • 1. (of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense library staff will waive fines where there are genuine extenuating circumstances hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances
    • v.
      cause (an offence) to seem less serious: even the fact that you once helped to save my life could not extenuate your offence

    Oxford Dictionary

    • v.
      cause (an offense) to seem less serious: even the fact that you once helped to save my life could not extenuate your offense

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    • IPA[ɪkˈstɛnjʊeɪtɪŋ]

    英式

    • adj.
      (of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence: library staff will waive fines where there are genuine extenuating circumstances hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances

    Oxford Dictionary