法律英语根底词汇：MitigatingcircumstancesMitigatingcircumstances使罪行减轻的情节或行为incriminallaw，conditionsorhappeningswhichdonotexcuseorjustifycriminalconduct，butareconsideredoutofmercyorfairnessindecidingthedegreeoftheoffensetheprosecutorchargesorinfluencingreductionofthepenaltyuponconviction.【注】mitigatingcircumstances是指刑法中，基于被告的犯罪行为没有造成严峻后果的，在量刑时可以适当给予减轻的情节。