extenuation

英[?ks\'tenj?\'e???n]

美[?k\'stenj?\'e???n]

基本釋義

Miss Glover could allow no extenuation of her crime.

格洛弗小姐是不允許袒護(hù)罪過的.

辭典例句

It was a comfort to him, this extenuation.

這借口對他是種安慰.

辭典例句

He pleaded circumstances in extenuation of his guilt.

他請求酌情減輕他的罪.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

He pleaded poverty in extenuation of ( ie as an excuse for ) the theft.

他以貧窮為藉口請求為他犯的偷竊罪從輕量刑.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

Judge: Do you have anything to say in mitigation or extenuation before I pass sentence?

法官: 在我宣讀判決書前,你想說點(diǎn)什么求饒之類的話嗎 ?

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

Noun

1. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious