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What (who) is mitigating - definition

REDUCTION OF HARM
Mitigate; Mitigates; Mitigated; Mitigating; Mitigant; Mitigants; Mitigation (disambiguation); Mitigation strategy; Risk mitigation

Mitigating         
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Mitigate.
mitigating         
adjective make less severe, serious, or painful.
mitigating         
Mitigating circumstances or factors make a bad action, especially a crime, easier to understand and excuse, and may result in the person responsible being punished less severely. (LEGAL or FORMAL)
The judge found that in her case there were mitigating circumstances...
There are various mitigating factors.
ADJ: ADJ n

Wikipedia

Mitigation

Mitigation is the reduction of something harmful or the reduction of its harmful effects. It may refer to measures taken to reduce the harmful effects of hazards that remain in potentia, or to manage harmful incidents that have already occurred. It is a stage or component of emergency management and of risk management. The theory of mitigation is a frequently used element in criminal law and is often used by a judge to try cases such as murder, where a perpetrator is subject to varying degrees of responsibility as a result of one's actions.

Examples of use of mitigating
1. But he quickly listed the mitigating circumstances.
2. These are the findings on the 23 mitigating factors.
3. ADAMS: Defense counsel put before the jury 23 mitigating factors.
4. Three jurors found that mitigating factor to have been proven.
5. There are mitigating factors, he and others pointed out.