Assertion: extenuating circumstance | /r/HasProperty | fact
Facets:
value: about a person
type: OTHER
value: about case
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Extenuating circumstances are facts that tend to lessen the severity of a crime or its punishment by making the defendant’s conduct understandable or less blameworthy.
text: Extenuating circumstances are facts about a person or case which might alter the gravity of the offense in the eyes of the law.