обстоятельства, смягчающие наказание(United Britain Criminal Code | Article 39-The Concept and the ... united-britain.org/code_criminal/article_0390.htm 39.2. Circumstances Mitigating Punishment. The court shall impose just punishment on a man or woman who has been found guilty of the commission of a crime ... Alexander Demidov)
смягчающие вину обстоятельства(in criminal law, conditions or happenings which do not excuse or justify criminal conduct, but are considered out of mercy or fairness in deciding the degree of the offense the prosecutor charges or influencing reduction of the penalty upon conviction • Example: a young man shoots his father after years of being beaten, belittled, sworn at and treated without love. "Heat of passion" or "diminished capacity" are forms of such mitigating circumstances.)
