/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/ – verb
Definition: giảm nhẹ (tội).
A more thorough explanation: In legal English, the term “extenuate” means to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense or wrongdoing by providing mitigating circumstances or factors that may reduce the culpability or punishment associated with the act.
Example: The defendant’s lawyer argued that the difficult circumstances the defendant was facing at the time of the crime should be taken into consideration to extenuate his actions.