Extenuating circumstances

Extenuating circumstances
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EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

Extenuating Circumstances
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Extenuating Circumstances: Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
Expungement: Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.

extenuating circumstances
n. surrounding factors (sometimes called mitigation) which make a crime appear less serious, less aggravated or without criminal intent, ...

2. In general, extenuating circumstances go in mitigation of punishment in criminal cases, or of damages in those of a civil nature. See Aggravation; Mitigation.

Under common law kidnapping was only a misdemeanor, but in most states of the United States it is now punishable by death or life imprisonment if there are no extenuating circumstances. The kidnapping and murder of the son of Charles A.

Mitigating Circumstances
Extenuating circumstances that in justice and fairness may reduce the degree of damages or punishment. Mitigating circumstances do not constitute justification for a wrongful act.

Excuse: 1. A reason given for doing, or not doing, a thing. 2. A request to a court to forgive an unlawful act because of extenuating circumstances.
Execute: To finish; to sign as complete; to carry out all formalities.

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