| mitigation(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |
| excuse(noun, return, reason, claim, approval) |
| palliation(noun, action, reason, claim, approval) |
| justification(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| plea(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| abatement(noun, decrease, reduction, nonincrease) |
| apology(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| diminution(noun, decrease, reduction, lessening, vindication) |
| reason(noun, trick, approval, argument, explanation) |
| absolution(noun, reason, approval, argument, explanation) |
| alleviation |
| defence(noun, apology) |
| explanation(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| palliative(noun, adjective, reason, approval, argument) |
| reduction(noun, decrease, nonincrease) |
| vindication(noun, return, reason, trick, claim) |
| abridgment(decrease, nonincrease) |
| contraction(decrease, nonincrease) |
| acquittal(noun, reason, approval, argument, grace) |
| alibi(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) |