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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexténuant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eks.te.nwa
"Il a invoqué des circonstances exténuantes pour sa défense."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Serving to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense, guilt, or error by providing partial excuses or mitigating circumstances.
"The defense attorney presented extenuative arguments to persuade the judge to reduce the sentence." - 2
Tending to weaken, exhaust, or diminish physical or mental strength.
"The long, extenuative labor under the scorching sun left the workers completely drained."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin root 'extenuatus', past participle of 'extenuare' (to make thin, lessen, or mitigate), formed from 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) and 'tenuis' (thin). Entering English via Middle French in the late 16th century, the term shifted from its physical sense of diminishing size to a legal and rhetorical context denoting the reduction of guilt or severity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extenuative" is said worldwide
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exténuant
Transliteration: eks.te.nwa
"Il a invoqué des circonstances exténuantes pour sa défense."
mildernd
Transliteration: ˈmɪldɐnt
"Das Gericht berücksichtigte mildernde Umstände."
attenuante
Transliteration: at.te.vˈan.te
"Il giudice ha valutato le circostanze attenuanti."
atenuante
Transliteration: a.teˈnwan.te
"Presentaron factores atenuantes durante el juicio."
atenuante
Transliteration: a.te.nwˈã.tɨ
"O advogado alegou circunstâncias atenuantes."
कम करने वाला
Transliteration: kam karne wala
"वकील ने अपराध को कम करने वाले कारणों का हवाला दिया।"
酌减的
Transliteration: zhuójiǎn de
"法官考虑了可以从轻处罚的酌减情节。"
정참작의
Transliteration: jeongchamjare-ui
"판사는 정상참작의 사유를 고려하여 판결을 내렸다."
情状酌量の
Transliteration: jōjō shakuryō no
"裁判官は情状酌量の余地を考慮した。"
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