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Circumstances

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circumstance

circumstance 1 a : a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another [the s constituting fraud or

circumstance

That which attends or relates to or in some way affects a fact or event an attendant thing or state of things

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circumstant

Standing or placed around surrounding

mitigating circumstance

act that lessens the degree of criminal culpability [was convicted of manslaughter rather than murder because of mitigating circumstances] ;also : a circumstance or factor relating to an offense or defendant that does not bear on the

aggravating circumstance

damages are recoverable in a conversion case when the evidence shows legal malice, willfulness, insult, or other aggravating circumstances "Schwertfeger v. Moorehouse, 569 So. 2d 322 (1990)"] ;also : a circumstance (as lack of remorse) relating to

Changed Circumstances

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Special circumstances

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In similar circumstances

Matched in: Term In similar circumstances

Suspicious circumstances

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