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Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself."〔Black, Henry Campbell. ''Black's Law Dictionary''. 6th edition. (St. Paul, MN: West, 1991).〕 Aggravated assault, for example, is usually differentiated from simple assault by the offender's intent (e.g., to murder or to rape), the extent of injury to the victim, or the use of a deadly weapon. An aggravating circumstance is a kind of attendant circumstance and the opposite of an extenuating or mitigating circumstance, which decreases guilt. The antonym of aggravation is mitigation. ==References== 〔 de:Qualifikation (Strafrecht) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aggravation (law)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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