WordNet: extenuation, mitigation

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

• hypernym alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification

extenuation

• (englanti) extenuate (derivationally related)
• (suomi) puolustus (synonyymi)

mitigation

• (englanti) mitigate (derivationally related)

• (englanti) mitigate (derivationally related)
• (suomi) lievennys (synonyymi)