"mitigated" meaning in English

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          "text": "Well, though many an arraigned mortal has in hopes of mitigated penalty pleaded guilty to horrible actions, did ever anybody seriously confess to envy?",
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          "ref": "1958 April 20, M. D. Greville, “Norway's Most Northerly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 240:",
          "text": "Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be lower.",
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        "Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved."
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        "(of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved."
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        "(of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved."
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