yòu​jiǎn

to mitigate a punishment

  • created sense approved 宥减/宥減 · yòu​jiǎn · to mitigate a punishment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宥减 / 宥減

    yòu​jiǎn

    to mitigate a punishment

    (law) to reduce or mitigate a criminal sentence for legal reasons, such as the age or mental state of the defendant

    宥 (literal) → 宥 · yòu · to forgive 减 (literal) → 减/減 · jiǎn · to reduce

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