mitigation
nounUK /ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
US /ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
Mitigation is making something bad less bad.
Planting trees is a mitigation against climate change.
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2. The act of making a punishment or penalty less severe.
The judge granted mitigation because the thief returned the money.
3. Something that makes a situation or offense seem less serious.
His young age was a mitigation in the eyes of the court.
4. The process of reducing the harmful effects of a disaster or hazard.
Flood mitigation included building stronger levees along the river.