Extenuator

/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person who extenuates or offers excuses; one who makes something appear less serious or blameworthy.

Etymology

From extenuate + -or (agent noun suffix indicating the person who performs an action). The -or suffix is especially common in formal and legal vocabulary.

Kelly Says

An 'extenuator' is essentially a professional excuse-maker—defense attorneys could be called extenuators because their whole job is presenting facts that 'thin down' their client's apparent guilt!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማፍቃት
ma-f-qa-t
ARالعربية
مُخفِّف
mu-kha-fiif
BNবাংলা
মুক্তি
mukt-ee
CACatalà
excusador
eks-kyoo-sa-dor
CSČeština
omluva
om-loo-va
DADansk
formulerende forklaring
for-mu-le-ren-deh for-klaring
DEDeutsch
Entlastender
ent-lahs-ten-der
ELΕλληνικά
ευθυντική αιτιολογία
ef-thi-nee-tee-kee a-ee-thee-o-lo-gee-a
ESEspañol
excusante
eks-kyoo-SAN-teh
FAفارسی
مخفف
makh-f
FISuomi
puolustava selite
pool-us-ta-va se-li-te
FRFrançais
excusateur
ek-skyoo-za-toor
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત
vyak-ti-gat
HAHA
girma
gir-ma
HEעברית
הקלה
he-ke-la
HIहिन्दी
माफ़ी देने वाला
ma-fee de-ne va-la
HUMagyar
enyhítő körülmény
en-yi-hto kyor-lu-men-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembenaran
pem-be-na-ran
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n'an-ya
ITItaliano
espediente
es-pe-dee-en-teh
JA日本語
弁明者
benmei-sha
KKKK
көбірек
ko-bi-rek
KMKM
ស្ថានការ
s-tha-na-ka-ar
KO한국어
변명자
byeon-myeong-ja
MRMR
माफ करणे
ma-af ka-ra-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
penjelasan
pen-je-la-san
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး
kye-zu
NLNederlands
verzachtende omstandigheid
ver-zaa-chen-deh om-stan-di-gheit
NONorsk
formulerende forklaring
for-mu-le-ren-deh for-klaring
PAPA
ਖ਼ੁશੀ
khush-ee
PLPolski
usprawiedliwienie
us-praw-ye-dlee-nie
PTPortuguês
excusador
eks-kyoo-sa-dor
RORomână
circumstanță atenuantă
sir-kon-stan-tsa a-te-nu-an-ta
RUРусский
смягчающее обстоятельство
smyazhchayushchee obstoyatelstvo
SVSvenska
ringande förklaring
ring-an-deh for-klaring
SWKiswahili
msamaha
ma-sa-ha
TAதமிழ்
குற்றம் குறைக்கும்
kuttram kuraikum
TEతెలుగు
క్షమించే కారణం
ksham-inch-e ka-ra-nam
THไทย
ผู้ลดโทษ
poo-loht-toh
TLTL
paliwanag
pa-lee-wan-ag
TRTürkçe
hafifleştirici
ha-fi-f-leh-sti-ri-chi
UKУкраїнська
обставина пом'якшення
ob-stavi-na pom'yak-shennya
URاردو
معافی
ma-a-fi
VITiếng Việt
người làm nhẹ tội
nguoi lam nghe toi
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-po
ZH中文
减轻罪行者
jiǎn qīng zuì xíng zhě
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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