as ground. Circonstance and circunstancia can be translated as grpunjj in the case of an exemption or immunity and as circumstance otherwise. These and the other terms in the table will be fovmd in the glossary. (iii) France: causes d'atténuation de la peine: .exças^as. and circonstances atténuantes To be distinguished from the causes d'irresponsabilité mentioned in the table in (11) above, and described briefly in the English note to caus.e d'irresponsabilité. are the c.aiig..e^„-d.!atténuation de la peine. These are divided into excuses, also called excuses légales, and circonstances atténuantes. The excuses are subdivided into excuses absolutoires and excuses atténuantes. The only difference between an excuse atténuante and a circonstance atténuante is that mitigation of sentence is prescribed by law in the former case and left to the judge's discretion in the latter. 12/ The term immunité is also used in France where appropriate, e.g. in regard to diplomats and the Head of State. 13/ In France the generic terra for excuses and circonstances which reduce the degree of punishment is cause d'atténuation; see (iii). - 1117 - The five terms in question are translated in the glossary as follows: 1. cause d'atténtiation de la peine, ground for mitigation of sentence 2. excuse, excuse légale, excuse 3. excuse absolutoire. ground for absolution A. excuse atténuante, ground for mitigation 5. circonstance atténuante, extenuating circumstance. A distinction corresponding to the French terminology is thus drawn between terms 4 and 5, but in view of the slight practical difference between them, and of the little or no difference in meaning between mitigating circumstance and extenuating circumstance, the latter pair of terms could equally well be used for 4 and 5 respectively. Where the distinctions called for by terras 1 to 5 do not need to be made, extenuating circumstance is a perfectly satisfactory translation of cause 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing legal terminology related to criminal law, specifically in the context of France. It mentions exemptions, immunities, and mitigating circumstances, which suggests that it is related to the administration of justice and the punishment of crimes.

**Category**
Law, Justice