e/Extenuating circumstance

Information
has gloss	eng: In law, extenuating circumstances are criminal cases in which, though an offense has been committed without legal justification or excuse, its gravity, from the point of view of punishment or moral opprobrium, is mitigated or reduced by reason of unusual or extreme facts leading up to or attending the commission of the offense.
lexicalization	eng: Extenuating Circumstances
lexicalization	eng: Extenuating circumstance
instance of	c/Legal terms

Meaning
Modern Greek (1453-)
has gloss	ell: Ελαφρυντικοί όροι ή ελαφρυντικές περιστάσεις ονομάζονται διάφοροι λόγοι ή περιστατικά τα οποία αφορούν τον δράστη και τη πράξη του εγκλήματος που διέπραξε. Αυτούς τους λόγους μπορεί να λάβει "κατά κρίση" υπ΄ όψη του το Δικαστήριο ώστε να μετριασθεί η επιβαλλόμενη ποινή.
lexicalization	ell: Ελαφρυντικός όρος
Italian
has gloss	ita: In diritto penale le circostanze, dal latino circumstantia (circum-stare, stare attorno), sono elementi non costitutivi del reato che, accedendo a una fattispecie già perfetta, comportano un inasprimento o una mitigazione della pena edittale.
lexicalization	ita: circostanza