情状酌量
じょうじょうしゃくりょう
joujoushakuryou
JMdict entry #1356310
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb yojijukugo taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
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Example sentences
男は情状酌量を求めたが、犯した罪に対して２０年の懲役刑が言い渡された。
otoko ha joujou shakuryou wo motome ta ga 、 okashi ta tsumi ni taishi te ２０ nen no choueki kei ga iiwatasa re ta 。
The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.