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[ noun ] to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Synonyms Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)There will be no mitigation of these offences until all art_schools , whether independent or attached to universities have separate accreditation - as do medical_schools - by an art accreditation group such_as the `` National_Association_of_Schools_of_Art '' . |
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[ noun ] a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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