Mitigation
Definition
Evidence or circumstances relevant to reducing blame or sentence under the applicable law.
Related terms
- Categorical Protection
- A legal limitation applying to a defined category, distinct from discretionary mitigation weight.
- Culpability
- Legal evaluation of blameworthiness under the applicable framework, not a clinical test score.
- Executive Functions
- Processes supporting planning, inhibition, monitoring and related goal-directed activity.
- Explanatory Link
- Evidence-based connection between a relevant condition and the conduct or function being assessed.
- Neurolaw
- The study of relationships between neuroscience and legal questions.
- Partial Defence
- A legal mechanism that changes liability where its particular requirements are established.
- Retrospective Assessment
- Evaluation of functioning at a past relevant time using available evidence.
Explained in these topics
- Diminished Responsibility and MitigationLegally relevant information considered in determining sentence or disposition.
- Neurolaw: Frontal-Lobe Evidence and Criminal Responsibility