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MITIGATION OF PUNISHMENT

\mˌɪtɪɡˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv pˈʌnɪʃmənt], \mˌɪtɪɡˈe‍ɪʃən ɒv pˈʌnɪʃmənt], \m_ˌɪ_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v p_ˈʌ_n_ɪ_ʃ_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of MITIGATION OF PUNISHMENT

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Due to the presence of mitigating circumstances a sentence's severity is reduced.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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