mitigating circumstances

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“She feels horrible about all of this. Nobody wants to be in the chain of causation,” Geragos said, adding that he will present evidence of mitigating circumstances at her Dec. 10 sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

He may offer up the mitigating circumstances as he made 10 changes from the 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Andorra, plus this was a friendly at the end of a long season.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

He looked through thousands of pages of this very complex, highly contested record, purported to weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, decided which were true and false, and drew his own conclusions.

From Slate • May 31, 2024

Daybell’s defense, meanwhile, will try to provide the jury with mitigating circumstances that could show the panel a lighter sentence is more appropriate.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

There's a chance that mitigating circumstances will influence the judge to give you a light sentence; and there's always a possibility of a pardon.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward