mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmi-tə-ˈgā-shən 
plural mitigations
: the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging
mitigation of suffering
mitigation of punishment
There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable.—
John Lukacs
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Both Maher and University of Idaho Associate Professor of Law Samuel Newton told the Statesman that capital cases can be overturned when insufficient mitigation factors were presented, but that’s typically when the defense attorney doesn’t present any or enough evidence, not when a client opts out.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024
The strategy involves mapping the AI projects at your company, scoring them on a risk scale, and implementing mitigation actions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024
The strategy involves mapping the AI projects at your company, scoring them on a risk scale, and implementing mitigation actions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for mitigation
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mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmit-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated
the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease—Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana2
: something that mitigates
a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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