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(noun) moderation
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
(noun) extenuation, palliation
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
(noun) extenuation
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances