mitigation — [ mitigasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; de mitiger ♦ Didact. Action de mitiger. ⇒ adoucissement. Dr. Mitigation des peines : substitution, en vertu de la loi et par égard pour la faiblesse physique du condamné, d une peine plus douce à la peine infligée. ⊗… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mitigation — UK US /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun [U] FORMAL ► a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is: mitigation of sth »The planning process should have addressed mitigation of damage to the environment. a mitigation plan/measure/project »For… … Financial and business terms
mitigation — I noun abatement, abridgment, adjustment, alleviation, assuagement, attenuation, comforting, decrease, diminishment, diminution, easing, lessening, levamentum, levatio, lightening, mitigatio, moderation, palliation, reduction, relaxation, relief … Law dictionary
Mitigation — Mit i*ga tion, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mitigation — (n.) mid 14c., from L. mitigationem (nom. mitigatio), noun of action from pp. stem of mitigare (see MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate)) … Etymology dictionary
mitigation — Mitigation, Mitigatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Mitigation — la Mitigation (d après le mot latine mitigare) est utilisée dans le domaine du risque ou des études d impact et surtout dans les pays anglo saxons pour désigner des systèmes moyens et mesures d atténuation d effets, par exemple en matière de… … Wikipédia en Français
mitigation — [[t]mɪ̱tɪge͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) PHRASE: PHR with cl If someone, especially in a court, is told something in mitigation, they are told something that makes a crime or fault easier to understand and excuse. [FORMAL] Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in… … English dictionary
mitigation — mit|i|ga|tion [ˌmıtıˈgeıʃən] n [U] 1.) in mitigation law if you say something in mitigation, you try to make someone s crime or mistake seem less serious or show that they were not completely responsible ▪ The captain added, in mitigation, that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mitigation — noun (U) 1 in mitigation law if you say something in mitigation, you try to make someone s crime or mistake seem less serious or show that they were not completely responsible: The captain added, in mitigation, that the engines may have been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English