Extenuation
[ik-sten-yoo-ey-shuh n] /ɪkˌstɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of .
2.
the state of being .
3.
something that ; a partial excuse:
The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation.
n.
early 15c., from Latin extenuationem (nominative extenuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of extenuare (see extenuate).
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