mitigation meaning and definition

MITIGATION noun

Definition of mitigation (noun)

1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
   • synonyms: extenuation, palliation
2. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
   • synonyms: extenuation
3. the action of lessening in severity or intensity
   • "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
   • synonyms: moderation