extenuating circumstances
- Factors that lessen a party's culpability or guilt in civil or criminal matters, possibly leading to reduced charges, penalties, or damage awards
- Due to the extenuating circumstances, the judge issued a less severe penalty.
- The defense attorney argued that extenuating circumstances contributed to the defendant's actions.
- Even with the extenuating circumstances, the plaintiff remained liable for damages, though substantially less than initially demanded.
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