情状酌量
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb
yojijukugo
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
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。
The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.