じょうじょうしゃくりょう

情 状 酌 量

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb, intransitive verb

    taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
    yojijukugo

    • 男は情状酌量を求めたが、犯した罪に対して２０年の懲役刑が言い渡された。
      The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.