From his manner it was not difficult to imagine that he was soundly berating the secretary, who, whenever he could make himself heard, was just as plainly attempting to present some extenuating argument.
After mature reflection, I can think of but one extenuating plea: I was only twenty-six at the time.
It was at four o'clock in the morning when the jury returned a verdict of guilty, "with extenuating circumstances," and but for the latter the convict would have been sentenced to death.
For some extraordinary reason, however, the jury added "extenuating circumstances" to their verdict and this took away from the judge the power to inflict death.
It was a spiritual pestilence of the most degrading character, shared by all classes, with the extenuating circumstances that some of the boldest cases of imposture enjoyed the approbation of the Holy See.
Full allowance was made for extenuating circumstances.
One extenuating circumstance: Lord Clancharlie had never had any brains.
This would be an extenuating circumstance, and was, we may remember, the case with Barkilphedro.
Following these two revolutionists, men found sufficient audacity to wear their own hair, and powder was introduced as an extenuating circumstance.
St. Paul is a saint only with extenuating circumstances.
I have hardly the heart to utter the word, without adding a "recommended to mercy owing to extenuating circumstances.
But really, you know, where are the extenuating circumstances?
It was in vain that the unhappy youth, on perceiving the dreadful predicament in which he stood, urged the extenuating facts of the case to his captors.
I asked him if there were any extenuating circumstances; he replied 'want of money.
If you had been innocent--even if there had been what they call extenuating circumstances--I would have spent a fortune in the endeavor to set you free; but your confession renders me powerless.
Before the close of the Court a man was arraigned for larceny, who pleaded guilty, but put forward the extenuating circumstance that he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing.
In consideration of these extenuating circumstances, which reflect some credit upon you, I shall inflict upon you three weeks' imprisonment.
Therefore, using the phraseology of the French tribunals, we may say there are "extenuating circumstances in his favour.
Many extenuating circumstances must be taken into consideration,--his wrongs and sanguinary persecutions.
This is not done today, and for this reason the idea of extenuating circumstances constitutes a denial of justice.
But in order to assuage his own conscience he grants him extenuating circumstances, which seem a concession of justice, but are, in reality, a denial of justice.
Woe to the judge, if he misses his calculation in adding or subtracting the third, or sixth, or one half, corresponding to the prescribed extenuating or aggravating circumstances!
In 1832, France introduced a penal innovation, which seemed to represent an advance on the field of justice, but which is in reality a denial of justice: The expedient of extenuating circumstances.
This rule is the most imperative one on the place, and the one in which no "extenuating circumstances" are taken into account.
What if I hear daubers applauding wicked men, and speaking well of them, and extenuating their crimes, and praising them for evil doing?
Yet not extenuating the wickedness of any, because of his hypocritical profession of religion.
Overlooking and extenuating the good that is in others, doth show your want of love to goodness, and then no wonder if you want love to those that are good.
It is a flatterer and not a friend, that will please you by concealing or extenuating your sin.
Avoid the company of censorious backbiters and proud contemners of their brethren: hearken not to them that are causelessly vilifying others, aggravating their faults and extenuating their virtues.
But, in consideration of these extenuating circumstances, the senate should have relaxed the sentence.
I should like to confer with him--for I hear he has recovered his senses--and ascertain the motives of his crime; they may be so extenuatingas to plead in his defence.
The jury rejected my demand; they accorded extenuating circumstances; though defeated, I left the court a happier man.
The jury accordedextenuating circumstances to the woman, but refused them to the man.
Not only was Fenayrou accorded extenuating circumstances, but Lucien was acquitted altogether.
But, in asking a verdict without extenuating circumstances against the woman, the Procureur-General was by no means insistent.
Extenuating circumstances were accorded to Marie Boyer, and she was sentenced to penal servitude for life.
She was found guilty in the full degree, but to Gaudry were accorded extenuating circumstances.
They accorded in both her case and that of Lucien extenuating circumstances.
If Othello has played his Ancient false, that is an extenuatingcircumstance in the otherwise extraordinary guilt of Iago, and would no doubt be accorded to him as such, were he on trial before a French jury.
But never were circumstances more extenuating in the eyes of the country than those in their favor.
It has comprehended that my position of exile, that my love for my country, that my relationship to the great man were extenuating causes.
There is here a sort of delicacy of the divine justice, hesitating to let loose upon the illustrious usurper the formidable historian, sparing Caesar Tacitus, and according extenuating circumstances to genius.
Fear excuses this fearful lack of hospitality; terror is mixed with it, an extenuating circumstance.
But I told her she must bear this cross; that while by law and custom she certainly was entitled to both the man's life and his property, there were extenuating circumstances, and so in Arthur the king's name I had pardoned him.
He had drawn an affidavit setting forth what he knew about the man, particularly mentioning extenuating circumstances.
There were some extenuating circumstances, and after a full hearing the President turned to Stevens and said: "Mr. Stevens, do you think this is a case which will warrant my interference?
Miss Mary Humfray; aged 21; only child of the late Colonel Humfray, Indian Army; references from former employer not good, but with extenuating circumstances.
To this the prince appended: "Under extenuating circumstances.
The accused would certainly have to be tried without mercy; no extenuating circumstances would be allowed to interfere with justice.
Love is the one extenuating circumstance which He will recognize and pass.
He paused a moment, then added: "I sometimes think, if the whole truth were known, there would be an extenuating circumstance for every mortal offence under the sun.
Don't you think there may have been--extenuating circumstances?
That is the one extenuatingcircumstance of my villainy.
