agravante

Portuguese

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈvɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐˈbɐ̃.tɨ/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐˈβɐ̃.tɨ]

agravante m or f (plural agravantes)

agravante m (plural agravantes)

(law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
Antonym: atenuante

assassinato com agravantes ― aggravated murder
extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse

From agravar +‎ -ante. The feminine gender variant of the noun comes from a clipping of circunstancia agravante.

agravante m or f (masculine and feminine plural agravantes)

agravante m or f same meaning (plural agravantes)

(law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
asesinato con agravantes ― aggravated murder
extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse