দণ্ড লঘূকরণ, উপশম, লাঘব
(1) A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
(2) To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
(3) A partial excuse to mitigate censure.
(4) An attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
(5) An excuse.
(6) Reduction.
palliation
mitigation