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Aggravation, the increase of the enormity of a wrong. Matters of mere aggravation, that is, which tend only to increase the amount of damages, and do not constitute the right of action itself, need not be traversed in pleading. In a count, for example, charging a trespass in pulling down a house, it is mere matter of aggravation to state that the plaintiff was in it at the time. and see DAMAGES.