mitigation
mitigation Lexical Profile
mitigation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something, such as a risk, disaster, or harmful impact.
"Coastal wetlands play a vital role in flood mitigation during severe tropical storms."
In law, a circumstance or body of evidence presented to show that a defendant's degree of culpability is lower, thereby warranting a more lenient sentence or reduced damages.
"The defense attorney presented the defendant's spotless prior record and genuine remorse in mitigation of the offense."
• Rhymes for mitigation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French mitigation or directly from Latin mitigationem, a noun of action from mitigare ('to soften, make mild, or pacify'), which combines mitis ('gentle, soft, or ripe') and agere ('to do or make').