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  • 41special circumstances — In criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. Special circumstances in murder cases may… …

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  • 42Do otherwise in the same circumstances — The ability to choose and do otherwise in exactly the same circumstances is one of two criteria considered essential for libertarian free will and for moral responsibility. The other is the existence of alternative possibilities for action.[1]… …

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  • 43under no circumstances — phrasal : under no conditions under no circumstances were they to go unattended * * * under no circumstances Never ● circumstance * * * never, whatever the situation is or might be under no circumstances may the child be identified * * * in/under …

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  • 44reduced circumstances — used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy a divorcee living in reduced circumstances * * * reduced circumstances formal : a situation in which you have less money than you used to have He found… …

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  • 45His and Her Circumstances ♥ Act 2.0 — Infobox Album | Name = His and Her Circumstances ♥ Act 2.0 Type = Soundtrack Artist = Shiro Sagisu Released = November 1 2005 (US) Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Geneon (US) Producer = Reviews = * [http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/musicview …

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  • 46mitigating circumstances — Such as do not constitute a justification or excuse for the offense in question, but which, in fairness and mercy, may be considered as extenuating or reducing the degree of moral culpability. For example, mitigating circumstances which will… …

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  • 47mitigating circumstances — Such as do not constitute a justification or excuse for the offense in question, but which, in fairness and mercy, may be considered as extenuating or reducing the degree of moral culpability. For example, mitigating circumstances which will… …

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  • 48in the circumstances — phrasal or under the circumstances : as matters stand : things being the way they are we had no means of transportation to the picnic so in the circumstances we stayed home * * * in/under the ˈcircumstances idiom used before or after a statement… …

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  • 49Under the circumstances — circumstance cir cum*stance (s[ e]r k[u^]m*st[a^]ns), n. [L. circumstantia, fr. circumstans, antis, p. pr. of circumstare to stand around; circum + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact …

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  • 50exigent circumstances — exigent cir·cum·stanc·es n pl: circumstances that are of such urgency as to justify a warrantless entry, search, or seizure by police when a warrant would ordinarily be required compare knock and announce rule; no knock search warrant at warrant… …

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