extenuate
ઘટાડવું
definition
verb
there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did
make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
drawings of extenuated figures
make (someone) thin.
translation of 'extenuate'
ઉપશમન કરવું,
ઓછું કરવું,
ઘટાડવું,
શાન્ત પાડવું
example
‘Unless there are the most 'extenuating' circumstances, a person convicted of murder can expect no clemency until he or she has served an extremely lengthy sentence,’ Mr Holmes said.
During this review, additional information was made available to suggest that there were 'extenuating' circumstances and that the actions of the officer were not representative of his normal conduct.
In Florida, you can be held for 21 days before you're released on your own recognizance unless the state has some kind of 'extenuating' circumstances to hold you.
Its rather angular and 'extenuated' figures are reminiscent of those of a pyxis in Berkeley which has already been discussed in its relation to our painter.
There were no 'extenuating' circumstances nor can the Board imagine any that could have justified his continuance.
Members of the SWC jury said, while commenting on one case, that infanticide is an abominable crime and those who commit it cannot be exonerated, whatever the 'extenuating' circumstances.
And there are other considerations-the value of the stolen property, the absence of any 'extenuating' circumstances like dire need, or repentance and restoration of property.
But you only offer 'extenuation' when you believe you have done wrong, or at least behaved less than ideally, in the first place.
Labour leader Ian Male said last night that the increases could not be morally justified, although there were 'extenuating' circumstances.
Orders came down that anyone who was currently out of status, regardless of any pending applications or 'extenuating' circumstances, was to be automatically detained.
On one wall, there is a gallery of grave, 'extenuated' figures that recall El Greco.
Both outfits 'extenuated' the tans and muscles that had grown over the summer.
Zero tolerance means that if you test positive for prohibited substance use, then barring any exculpatory or 'extenuating' circumstances, it is likely that you will be issued with a termination notice or reduced in rank.
A doctrinal synthesis may be a negative guide, eliminating erroneous interpretation, but only in a very 'extenuated' sense would it be a positive aid to interpretation.
Escudie said ‘a small number’ have been granted emergency extensions by military commanders because of 'extenuating' circumstances, including deaths in the family.
Magee argues that Wagner's anti-Semitism, though reprehensible, was not mirrored in his work, but his 'extenuations' have the tone of a capable defense attorney pleading for us to exercise reasonable doubt.
There are 'extenuating' circumstances, her ignorance, her naivety, her youth (not a crime, one character tries to reassure her), and another's scheming and deception.
This is a hard doctrine, but one that has undiminished resonance for us in our own era, whose search for 'extenuation' and victimization diminishes rather than ennobles all it touches.
This still leaves scope for the sentence to be lessened in the light of 'extenuating' circumstances to do with the crime itself.
She is unconcerned with explanations, alternative interpretations of the evidence (which is flimsy to begin with), 'extenuating' circumstances.
The 'extenuatory' sentencing circumstances are various circumstances synoptically provided by the penal code, represent the actors' public harm and personal danger, and can be applied with extenuation in sentences.
Local authorities will plead, in 'extenuation' , the demands of administration and of extra costs, such as provision for special needs pupils.
Lawyer Mark Waple, who has handled a number of cases on Fort Bragg, said the recent revelations ‘seem to be more along the lines of 'extenuation' and mitigation rather than any defence.’
I do think the 'extenuating' circumstances mean that a transfer is necessary.
there were 'extenuating' circumstances that caused me to say the things I did
According to provincial law, when a death occurs in Regina a physician or, in 'extenuating' circumstances, a coroner must complete a Medical Certificate of Death with respect to the deceased.
If you currently have an approved vacation, contact your CTM, Delivery Manager, Captain to establish alternate dates or justify 'extenuating' circumstances.
Fialkowski says that students with a high remaining balance due to 'extenuating' circumstances could request a refund or exemption, but that this is rare, and only granted on an individual basis.
Here are some examples of manslaughter arising from 'extenuatory' considerations in fact.
Effective in the 2003 fall semester, the university will change the way it handles requests by students for course withdrawal under 'extenuating' circumstances.
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