mitigation (EN)

noun

noun “mitigation”

1. the action of reducing the harmful effects of something
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   The government is investing in flood mitigation projects to prevent future disasters.
2. something that reduces the severity or seriousness of something
   One mitigation for traffic congestion is to improve public transportation.
3. (in law) factors or reasons that lessen the severity of a punishment or sentence
   The court considered his difficult childhood as mitigation during sentencing.