Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
mitigation of punishment — lessening of the severity of a punishment … English contemporary dictionary
mitigation of punishment — A judge may reduce or order a lesser sentence in consideration of such factors as the defendant s past good behavior, his family situation, his cooperation with the police and kindred factors … Black's law dictionary
mitigation of punishment — A judge may reduce or order a lesser sentence in consideration of such factors as the defendant s past good behavior, his family situation, his cooperation with the police and kindred factors … Black's law dictionary
mitigation — I noun abatement, abridgment, adjustment, alleviation, assuagement, attenuation, comforting, decrease, diminishment, diminution, easing, lessening, levamentum, levatio, lightening, mitigatio, moderation, palliation, reduction, relaxation, relief … Law dictionary
Mitigation — Mit i*ga tion, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mitigation of sentence — lessening on a punishment, making a penalty less severe … English contemporary dictionary
mitigation — /mɪtəˈgeɪʃən/ (say mituh gayshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of mitigating. 2. Law a reduction or attempt to secure a reduction in damages or punishment, as in a speech made to a judge after a verdict or plea of guilty. {Middle English… …
mitigation — To make less severe. Alleviation, reduction, abatement or diminution of a penalty or punishment imposed by law … Black's law dictionary
mitigation — To make less severe. Alleviation, reduction, abatement or diminution of a penalty or punishment imposed by law … Black's law dictionary
sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No … Black's law dictionary
