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Definition of atenuante in Spanish:
atenuante
adjective & noun
- 1
Que atenúa o disminuye la gravedad o la intensidad de una cosa.
el condicional se usa también como forma atenuante de un mandato
adjective & feminine noun
- 1
[circunstancia] Que disminuye la responsabilidad de un delito.
han criticado la sentencia porque no se han tenido en cuenta atenuantes como la obcecación o la enajenación mental
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