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1Contracts: Mitigation Principle of Damagesby gmeads5 termsNovember 16, 2007
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mitigation definitions
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1the policy of constructing or creating man-made habitats, such as wetlands, to replace those lost to development11 sets
2duty of parties to minimize damages after an injury is sustained or a breach occurs5 sets
3the policy of construction or creating man-made habitats, such as wetlands, to replace those lost to development5 sets
4the policy of constructing or creating man-made habitats, such as wetlands, to replace those lost to development.4 sets
5lessening of something that causes suffering4 sets
6trying to avoid, reduce, or compensate for an impact3 sets
7to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious3 sets
8act of something less severe2 sets
9lessening of something that causes suffering.2 sets
10water conservation, improved technology (soil moisture measurements), water metering, dry-land farming, "buffalo commons" approach1 set
11lessening of liability, penalty or punishment1 set
12any event, person or object that lessens the degree of pain in grief1 set
13n.緩和;減輕1 set
14to become less harsh1 set
15a response to climate change - we must reduce the rate at which emissions are added to the biosphere to coming changes. sig - changing our lifestyle to prevent climate change1 set
16general term for applying strategies to solve environmental problems1 set
17leevendus1 set
18trying to reduce impact of a disaster.1 set
19linderung, milderung (auch jur.)1 set
20softening. in pragmatics, a phrase or tone of voice to reduce the possible negative impact of what is said.1 set
21action by an aggrieved party to reduce the extent of loss caused by the breach of the contract1 set
22mapping (where and how often they occur, weak slopes, pre-existing landslides)1 set
23trying to avoid or compensate for an impact; avoidance, trade-off, reduction/minimization, or reclamation1 set
24that reduces greenhouse gas emissions1 set
25reducing damages if reasonably possible1 set
26avoids, reduces, compensates1 set
27relief1 set
28the prevention or reduction of severity of an undesired event1 set
29the act of revising the project's scope, budget, schedule or quality, preferably without material impact on the project's objectivies, in order to reduce uncertainty on the project.1 set
30identification and implementation of methods.1 set
31the process of taking actions to reduce or prevent the impact of a disaster that is expected to occur.1 set
32the policy of constructing or creating man made habits1 set
33making less severe [mitigate (v)]1 set
34act of making something less severe1 set
35to make less severe1 set
36to lessen in force or insensity1 set
37driver side, bottom 21 set
38officer side, vertical 11 set
39moderation or postponement of global warming through measures that buy us time to further our understanding of global warming and to pursue more permanent solutions, tree planting, carbon management1 set
40a riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water way from the town. this is an example of1 set