Aggravation

! Whatever adds to e weight of an act — in its consequences or lilt. Opposed, mitigation. Something done by the defendant, on e occasion of committing the trespass, hicli to some extent is of a different gal character from the principal act comained of. As, where a plaintiff declares in trespass for enter- ^ his dwelling-house, and alleges in addition that e defendant also destroyed goods in the house and saulted the domestics. ^ See Damages, Special.

Aggravated.

Increased, in severity or lormity: as, aggravated assault and batry, which is a more seriqus offense than mple assault and battery, q. v.