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61extenuating circumstances — Such as render a delict or crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be, or tend to palliate or lessen its guilt. Such circumstances may ordinarily be shown in order to reduce the punishment or damages. In contract… …
62extraordinary circumstances — Factors of time, place, etc., which are not usually associated with a particular thing or event; out of the ordinary factors. See also extenuating circumstances mitigating circumstances. The extraordinary circumstances justifying federal… …
63extenuating circumstances — Such as render a delict or crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be, or tend to palliate or lessen its guilt. Such circumstances may ordinarily be shown in order to reduce the punishment or damages. In contract… …
64extraordinary circumstances — Factors of time, place, etc., which are not usually associated with a particular thing or event; out of the ordinary factors. See also extenuating circumstances mitigating circumstances. The extraordinary circumstances justifying federal… …
65surrounding circumstances — The circumstances surrounding a transaction, an act, or an accident involved in an action or proceeding. The surrounding circumstances, which, in connection with the happening of an accident, may permit an inference of culpability on the part of… …
66due to unforeseen circumstances — due to circumstances beyond our control phrase used in official statements for explaining that something unexpected has happened that will prevent an event or situation from continuing normally Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have… …
67ex|ten|u|at|ing circumstances — «ehk STEHN yu AY tihng», circumstances that tend to diminish culpability: »The young criminal s unsatisfactory home conditions were regarded by the judge as extenuating circumstances …
68in no circumstances — in/under no circumstances idiom used to emphasize that sth should never happen or be allowed • Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money. • Don t open the door, in any circumstances. Main entry: ↑circumstanceidiom …
69At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances — is the name of a book by Scottish author and academic Alexander McCall Smith, relating further matters in the life of the main character, Professor Dr Moritz Maria von Igelfeld.The Professor is a troubled German academic whose life s achievement… …
70attendant circumstances — n. The facts and circumstances surrounding an event. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
