Reducing
Reducing noun - Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.
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- For example, reducing a mook's sentence of 20 years by 1 day, in exchange for them having betrayed their boss, on the basis that he kept his promise to 'shorten jail time' in exchange for information.
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