0 the act of reducing how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is:
1 a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is:
mitigation of sth The planning process should have addressed mitigation of damage to the environment.
a mitigation plan/measure/project For every possible problem, there must be a mitigation measure in the plan.
mitigation funds/grants/money The victims received federal aid in the form of disaster mitigation funds.
The best disaster mitigation is still a good warning system and a ban on building homes in risky areas.
We must review current and proposed systems in order to determine potential risks and mitigation strategies.
Design work on mitigation measures to slow the river's flow should already be under way.
Evidence may be offered in mitigation of the punishment.
She has behaved appallingly and no amount of mitigation (unhappy life, underachiever) changes that.
Only in the case of carbon monoxide does this conclusion not seem to hold, possibly because mitigation measures are much more limited.
Costs and benefits are crucial in motivating mitigation efforts.