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mitigating circumstance
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 question of culpability but that receives
knowledge
who was not aware of it [denied having had superior knowledge of the hazard] [superior knowledge of a factor in the performance of a contract] 2 : the range of one's information, understanding, or expertise [answered to
factoring
factoring : the purchasing of accounts receivable from a business by a factor who assumes the risk of loss
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but-for
without which a particular result (as damage) would not have occurred [a but-for test of causation] compare substantial factor
burglary
broadened the common-law crime. Entering at night is often no longer required and may be considered an aggravating factor. The building may be something other than a dwelling, such as a store or pharmacy. Some states (as
battered woman's syndrome
even though the threat or danger was not imminent. Battered woman's syndrome is also used as a mitigating factor in sentencing.
malignant anemia
A chronic progressive anemia of older adults thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B 12 also called
Regularly kept books of account
to ascertain whether a book of account has been regularly kept the nature of occupation is an eminent factor for weighment. The test of regularity of keeping accounts by a shopkeeper who has daily transactions cannot be
wage
often used in pl. 2 pl : the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production
Oversamessa
Oversamessa, semble; a forfeiture for contempt or neglect in not pursuing a male-factor, see Jac. Law Dic, 3 Inst. 116.
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