mitigatory
/ˈmɪtɪɡəˌtɔri/
adjective
- Intended to make something less harmful, serious, or painful.
- The judge considered the defendant's difficult childhood as a mitigatory factor in the sentencing.
- Her apology was a mitigatory gesture, but it didn't fully repair the friendship.
- The company offered mitigatory payments to the workers who lost their jobs.
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