Sentence examples for lessened the charge from inspiring English sources
Prosecutors charged the 30 with piracy, but lessened the charge to hooliganism, which carries a maximum jail term of seven years.
The I.R.S. had pinned him like a butterfly, and, after spending seven hundred thousand dollars on legal fees to lessen the charges, he'd bitten the bullet, paid his fines, and done his time.
That does not lessen the serious charge against Briatore and Symonds, that they conspired with the Brazilian to crash deliberately, but, by making a hash of what should have been a simple tap against the wall, Piquet appears to have missed the planned point of contact on the right of the corner and spun with far greater force into the concrete on the left side of the track.
A spokeswoman for anti-abortion group Students for Life of America said in a statement that even though "Planned Parenthood is supposedly stopping the exchange of money for the body parts of babies they abort," it still doesn't "lessen the criminal charges they are possibly facing".
A dirty battery case will lessen the battery's charge; the grime provides a path for current to leak, which will slowly discharge the battery.
While previous presidential administrations scheduled "official" events in cities where there would also be a fundraiser or political rally in order to lessen the travel costs charged to the campaign, past presidents were careful not to make political statements at the official events.
Ennis Knupps elegant solution provided a face-saving exit for asset managers; it abruptly stopped the drip of bad news and lessened the political turmoil, and it cut considerably Ennis Knupps own fees, charged to Ohio on an hourly basis.
"We were hoping the repayment of the money would somehow lessen the criminal outcome of the charges," he said.
So that has lessened the political angle of this and lessened the importance of it".
I only wish that knowledge lessened the grief.
