Extenuation and Granting

Extenuation

Extenuation 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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Granting and extenuation are semantically related in compromise topic. In some cases you can use "Granting" instead a noun "Extenuation".

Nearby Words: extenuate, extenuated, extenuating

Granting

Granting noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Extenuation and granting are semantically related in compromise topic. Sometimes you can use "Extenuation" instead a noun "Granting".

Nearby Words: grant, granted, grantor
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