Noun : The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation. From Dictionary.com.
We bring extenuations and excuses even to our favorites. From Wordnik.com. [Don Quixote at Eighty] Reference
But there are other extenuations circumstances that influence you, too. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2007] Reference
So, on the day of final account, there may be extenuations that will surprise us. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
There have been many blind spots and extenuations where Obama is concerned, the point being, these are politicians. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: "I'm Staying In This Race Until There's A Nominee"] Reference
Brethren, I desire not to offend any party, but I must needs say that these sins are not to be cloaked over with excuses, extenuations, or denials. From Wordnik.com. [The Reformed Pastor] Reference
Here are opportunities, here are advantages, here are specious pleas and pretences; some ground is already got by former arguings; here are extenuations of the evil, hopes of pardon by after endeavours, all in a readiness: if he can do nothing now, he must sit down lost in his undertakings. From Wordnik.com. [Of Temptation] Reference
Heaven forbid that it should be known that you had it but once in your thought, be your motives ever so noble and generous, to follow so bad an example, the rather, as that you would, in such a case, want the extenuations that might be pleaded in my favour; and particularly that one of being surprised into the unhappy step!. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
We weighed it with all its extenuations and with all its aggravations. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)] Reference
Let us hear no more defenses, no more special pleading, no more extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [InI] Reference
Ralph found himself groping for extenuations, evasions -- anything to put a little warmth into her!. From Wordnik.com. [The Custom of the Country] Reference
With all their skilful extenuations they bore the mark of the levelling, innovating, and arid spirit of. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
O how many excuses and pretences, how many extenuations are used that this conviction may not pierce deeply!. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning] Reference
There is something which might be said for Mrs. Adair; extenuations might be pleaded, even if no defence was made. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Feathers] Reference
It is as is, spewed as spewed, retched as retched, shat as shat, without extenuations and, most decidedly, without apologies. From Wordnik.com. [E-nough!] Reference
He maintained, as he did it, all the semblance of a fair-minded man painting extenuations into his portrait of the absent Farquaharson. From Wordnik.com. [The Tyranny of Weakness] Reference
Susy had had plenty of training in liking common people with big purses; in such cases her stock of allowances and extenuations was inexhaustible. From Wordnik.com. [The Glimpses of the Moon] Reference
They were clad in silken extenuations from the throat to the feet, and wore, withal, a pathos in their charm that gave them a family likeness to innocence. From Wordnik.com. [Madame Delphine] Reference
In this letter we have the heart, not of the wife, but of the mother, -- the love that searches everywhere for extenuations of the guilt it is forced to confess. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time] Reference
I sometimes thought of standing my trial, for although I could not deny the facts alleged in the several articles, yet I hoped they would admit of some extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
These extenuations were all rejected by the United States, and the next note prepared by President Wilson was of such character that Secretary of State Bryan resigned. From Wordnik.com. [History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War] Reference
To all these articles, which he was not allowed to separate, the earl pleaded Not guilty; but afterwards, in his defence, confessed some of them, though with certain extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth] Reference
What extenuations or omissions had vitiated his former or recent narrative; how far his actual performances were congenial with the deed which was now to be perpetrated, I knew not. From Wordnik.com. [Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793] Reference
Digby, therefore, having accepted her apologies and extenuations, challenged Sackville to a duel; whereupon the faithless one proved at least magnanimous; refused to fight, gave up the picture, and swore that Venetia was blameless as she was fair. From Wordnik.com. [The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened] Reference
English Milord, who has never ceased to besiege the court or the minister with alleged extenuations of our cousin's rebellion, and proofless assertions that I shared it in order to entangle my kinsman, and betrayed it in order to profit by his spoils. From Wordnik.com. [My Novel — Complete] Reference
Eustace had not told all with the extenuations that I discovered gradually, some even then by cross-questioning, and much by the tuition of that sisterly affection that had gone out from me to Harold, and fastened on him as the one who, to me, represented family ties. From Wordnik.com. [My Young Alcides] Reference
Orr, deploring quibbles and extenuations, declared: "We must put it in the constitution that slavery is dead, and that we will never attempt to revive it. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South] Reference
It has mentioned Clinton’s comments about dodging sniper fire in Bosnia without always citing the many times she clarified or apologized for that remark, and Obama’s “bitter” comment without his clarifications and extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [D.N.C. Advertisement: McCain’s ‘100 Years’ in Iraq - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The grand extenuations, even more. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Bill Clinton: I Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning] Reference
Does she not aim at extenuations? —. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
I try to explain the extenuations of the thing. From Wordnik.com. [Underworld] Reference
In this letter we have the heart, not of the wife, but of the mother, ” the love that searches everywhere for extenuations of the guilt it is forced to confess. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Byron Vindicated]
It may bring many extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [Emma] Reference
Does she not aim at extenuations?. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7] Reference
Spenser needs no such extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [Among My Books Second Series] Reference
“that the questions you make are unbecoming in your situation; and that contrition and humility are the best extenuations of error. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian] Reference
Of crimes, excuses, and extenuations. From Wordnik.com. [Leviathan] Reference
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