mitigating

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The purpose of these laws, Jackson wrote, was to “vindicate property rights” by mitigating “concerns associated with violations of those rights by armed individuals on private land.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The commission said the governor reported all of the payments “prior to public discovery” or contact from its enforcement division, which it considered a mitigating factor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

By using a psychiatric defence argument, Mangione would have essentially admitted to killing Thompson with mitigating circumstances, legal expert Richard Schoenstein told CBS.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The group’s financial performance over the remainder of the year will be hit by efficiency measures aimed at mitigating the current challenges, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich