extenuating
Word-form referencesextenuate
Adjective
That attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it.
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In the instant case, testimony has been offered that there were extenuating circumstances which might have made it impossible for the Hospital to comply with the time limit (Union office closed on April 4, 1974, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March).
Adjective
partially excusing or justifying
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extenuating circumstances
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