English modal verbs - Deduction. 1  In English, modal verbs as must, have to, have got to, canât and couldn't are used to express deduction and contention. 2  You're shiveringâyou must be cold. 3  Someone must have taken the key: it is not here. 4  I didn't order ten books. This has to be a mistake. 5  These aren't mineâthey've got to be yours.
Extenuating Circumstances. Facts surrounding the commission of a crime that work to mitigate or lessen it. Extenuating circumstances render a crime less evil or reprehensible. They do not lower the degree of an offense, although they might reduce the punishment imposed.
Aggravating Circumstances. The aggravating circumstances are based on the higher degree of perversity of the offender manifested at the time of the commission of the felony; the place, the means, ways or methods employed; his relationship with the offended party; or other personal circumstance and others. Kinds of aggravating circumstances: