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Dec 1, 2009
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exten'uating cir'cumstances



Law.
circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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