noun
relief measure; mitigation measure
A formal term for a measure taken to reduce or alleviate a burden, risk, or negative impact. Often used in legal, policy, or business contexts.
政府は税負担の軽減措置を発表した。
The government announced relief measures for the tax burden.
この軽減措置により、中小企業の負担が減る見込みだ。
With this mitigation measure, the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises is expected to decrease.
Compound of 軽減 (keigen, 'reduction, lightening') and 措置 (sochi, 'measure, step'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.