extenuation
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
提供理由减轻过错;藉词开脱
the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it
Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of (= as an excuse for) her crime was not accepted. 她以不懂法律为由提出从轻量罪的请求未被接受。
No excuses or extenuations are needed. 不需要任何借口或轻判理由。
See: extenuate
- More examples
- I claim, in extenuation, some precedents.
- After all, she told herself in extenuation, this was the first thing she had ever done to please herself.
- I plead, by way of extenuation, that I try to present enough information for readers to reach their own conclusions.