酌しゃく量りょう減げん軽けい

noun

reduction of punishment due to extenuating circumstances

A formal legal term used in criminal law contexts. Refers to the judge's discretion to reduce a sentence after considering mitigating factors.

• 裁さい判ばん官かんは酌しゃく量りょう減げん軽けいを認みとめ、刑けい期きを短たん縮しゅくした。

  The judge granted a reduction of punishment in light of extenuating circumstances and shortened the prison term.

• 弁べん護ご人にんは酌しゃく量りょう減げん軽けいを求もとめて情じょう状じょう酌しゃく量りょうを主しゅ張ちょうした。

  The defense attorney argued for leniency, seeking a reduction of punishment based on extenuating circumstances.