The phrase "a mitigating factor for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing circumstances that lessen the severity or culpability of a situation or action.
Example: "The defendant's difficult childhood was presented as a mitigating factor for his actions during the trial."
Alternatives: "a reducing circumstance for" or "a lessening element for".
It was a mitigating factor for why he didn't push it.
Voluntary intoxication would also be removed as a mitigating factor for judges and magistrates setting sentences.
A mitigating factor for local users: Twine's largest market is New York City.
Van Gaal pointed to the catalogue of injuries as a mitigating factor for the performance and defeat.
We also did not fall for Pistorius's whimpering as evidence of "genuine remorse", which Masipa found to be a mitigating factor for a light sentence.
With no apparent irony, despite the cholera stalking the grubby city outside the courtroom, the mayor's lawyers pointed to his achievements in waste management as a mitigating factor for the judge to consider.The judge duly eschewed a custodial sentence for a fine that, while sizeable, was a slap on the wrist compared with Freetown's Pademba Road prison.
Convenience was commonly reported as a mitigating factor to knowledge, especially for intermittent and naptime sleep.
Bandwidth issues related to the remote testing software (Elluminate Live!) was a significant mitigating factor for several participants, affecting how quickly pages and videos loaded on the shared screen.
Since oxidative stress is a major mitigating factor for cellular dysfunction in many diseases or drug induced complications, it seems logical that FABP1 levels could be increased to help combat the released ROS levels.
The effect of external support (targeted to the household or direct to the OVC) was investigated as a possible mitigating factor for the effect of orphanhood on psychological distress.
But nine jurors also voted for a mitigating factor, which they developed on their own, that "executing al-'Owhali may not necessarily alleviate the victims' or victims' families' suffering".
