Mitigating circumstance and Palliative

Mitigating circumstance noun - (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense.

Palliative and mitigating circumstance are semantically related. in extenuating circumstances topic. In some cases you can use "Palliative" instead a noun phrase "Mitigating circumstance".

Palliative noun - Remedy that alleviates pain without curing.

Mitigating circumstance and palliative are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Mitigating circumstance" with "Palliative", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: palliation, palliated