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  3. Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to______ the anachronistic barbarity of some criminal pe

Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to______ the anachronistic barbarity of some criminal pe

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问题 Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use his discretion to______ the anachronistic barbarity of some criminal penalties.
选项 A、mitigate
B、understand
C、condone
D、provoke
答案A
解析 A选项：mitigate的意思为“减轻，缓和”，如：Governments should endeavour to mirigate distress．(政府应努力缓解贫困问题。)句意：法官可以自行决定减轻那些不合时宜的野蛮刑罚。故选A。其他三项意思分别是：understand理解；condone容忍，宽恕；provoke挑衅，激怒。
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