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US
/ɪkˈstɛnjuˌeɪtɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɛkstˈɛnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstˈɛnjuːˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
partially excusing or justifying
extenuating circumstances
How To Use extenuating In A Sentence
- If there are extenuating circumstances, you should make prior arrangements with your recitation instructor.
- extenuating circumstances
- The two also have a stimulating discussion about whether murder can ever be justified by extenuating circumstances.
- Labour leader Ian Male said last night that the increases could not be morally justified, although there were extenuating circumstances.
- During this review, additional information was made available to suggest that there were extenuating circumstances and that the actions of the officer were not representative of his normal conduct.
- There are extenuating circumstances, her ignorance, her naivety, her youth (not a crime, one character tries to reassure her), and another's scheming and deception.
- This could be due to either extenuating circumstances or more time required to become fully acculturated to the shelter.
- Members of the SWC jury said, while commenting on one case, that infanticide is an abominable crime and those who commit it cannot be exonerated, whatever the extenuating circumstances.
- But the dear child's voice," she said extenuatingly, "has really been very much taxed. The First Soprano
- A terrifying warning was occasionally administered in cases where extenuating circumstances existed.