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Extenuation

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Extenuation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/extenuation.html. 1828.