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mitigation
noun
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
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mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
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noun
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
“the object being control or moderation of economic depressions”
noun
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
noun
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
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