extenuation
n
(fml 文) [U]
action of extenuating; being extenuated 减轻罪责
He pleaded poverty in extenuation of (ie as an excuse for) the theft. 他以贫穷为藉口请求为他犯的偷窃罪从轻量刑.
🗣️ 情景例句
I cannot permit him his rudeness.
我不容许他无礼。
All things will come round to him who will but wait.