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has gloss(noun) a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
extenuation, mitigation
lexicalizationeng: extenuation
lexicalizationeng: mitigation
subclass of(noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
exculpation, alibi, excuse, self-justification
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Russian
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Slovak
lexicalizationslk: zmiernenie
Turkish
lexicalizationtur: hafifletme
Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: послаблення
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