| 单词 | in extenuation of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin extenuation of 6. The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; an instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure. Also in extenuation of. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse > extenuation glozing1377 colouring?1435 mincing1533 palliationa1538 polishing1646 extenuation1651 mitigation1664 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 156 Extenuation, by which the Crime, that seemed great, is made lesse. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 180 He..was to find excuses and extenuations for sins. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 297. ¶1 Whatever may be said for the Extenuation of such Defects. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 39. ⁋7 It may be urged, in extenuation of this crime..that [etc.]. 1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 17 In extenuation of a noble error. a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) I. 174 The differences of castes..furnish a copious stock of extenuations..to different classes of offences. < as lemmas |
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