Dictionary Check: mitigation
"mitigation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
noun
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
noun
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Example:
"the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
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