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التَّخَلُّفِ
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miti·gat·ing [ˈmɪtɪgeɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪgeɪt̬-] ADJ inv form

mitigating
lindernd
mitigating
mildernd
to allow mitigating circumstances LAW
mildernde Umstände zubilligen

miti·gate [ˈmɪtɪgeɪt, Am -t̬-] VB trans form

to mitigate sth misery, pain
etw lindern
to mitigate sth anger, harmful effects
etw mildern
to mitigate the loss ECON
den Schaden mindern [o. Verlust verringern]
to mitigate a sentence LAW
eine Strafe mildern [o. herabsetzen]
to mitigate the punishment
die Strafe mildern spec
German
German
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English
strafmildernd
mitigating
mildernd
mitigating
mildernde Umstände
mitigating [or extenuating] circumstances
Milderungsgrund
mitigating circumstance
mildernde Umstände
mitigating [or extenuating] circumstances
etw abfedern Ungerechtigkeiten
to mitigate sth
mildernde Umstände LAW
mitigating circumstances
Present
Imitigate
youmitigate
he/she/itmitigates
wemitigate
youmitigate
theymitigate
Past
Imitigated
youmitigated
he/she/itmitigated
wemitigated
youmitigated
theymitigated
Present Perfect
Ihavemitigated
youhavemitigated
he/she/ithasmitigated
wehavemitigated
youhavemitigated
theyhavemitigated
Past Perfect
Ihadmitigated
youhadmitigated
he/she/ithadmitigated
wehadmitigated
youhadmitigated
theyhadmitigated
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to mitigate the loss ECON
den Schaden mindern [o. Verlust verringern]
to mitigate a sentence LAW
eine Strafe mildern [o. herabsetzen]
to allow mitigating circumstances LAW
mildernde Umstände zubilligen
to mitigate the punishment
die Strafe mildern spec

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The most common method of mitigating this effect is to bend the cylinder around into a torus.
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The excuse provides a mitigating factor for a group of persons sharing a common characteristic.
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Also, the judges must take into account any rehabilitative concerns that would alter the nature and reduce the severity of the sentence by mitigating factors.
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The pedestrian bridge was another mitigating concession promised.
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This outweighed the eight mitigating circumstances they also found.
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