Mitigation in United States
Mitigation Definition
Reduction; diminution; lessening of the amount of a penalty or punishment. Circumstances which do not amount to a justification or excuse of the act committed may yet be properly considered in mitigation of the punishment; as, for example, the fact that one who stole a loaf of bread was starving. In actions for the recovery of damages, matters may often be given in evidence m mitigation of damages which are no answer to the action itself. See “Damages;” “Character.”
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Reduction; diminution; lessening of the amount of a penalty or punishment. Circumstances which do not amount to a justification or excuse of the act committed may yet be properly considered in mitigation of the punishment; as, for example, the fact that one who stole a loaf of bread was starving. In actions for the recovery of damages, matters may often be given in evidence m mitigation of damages which are no answer to the action itself. See “Damages;” “Character.”
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This definition of Mitigation Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
Mitigation meaning
A synonym for avoidable consequences (q.v.) Mott v. Persichetti, Colo.App., 534 P.2d 823, 825. Also see:
damages, mitigation of.
Mitigation
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Mitigation and the International Trade Law
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- Mitigation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
- Mitigation entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
- Mitigation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
- Mitigation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)
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