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circumstantial

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cir·cum·stan·tial  (sûrkm-stnshl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dependent on circumstances.
2. Of no primary significance; incidental.
3. Complete and particular; full of detail: a circumstantial report about the debate.
4. Full of ceremonial display.

circum·stantial·ly adv.

circumstantial
Adjective
1. (of evidence) strongly suggesting something but not proving it
2. fully detailed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.circumstantial - fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate"
specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

circumstantial
adjective 1. indirect, contingent, incidental, inferential, presumptive, conjectural, founded on circumstances
Translations

circumstantial [səːkəmˈstænʃəl] adjdetallado;
circumstantial evidence → prueba indiciaria
circumstantial [səːkəmˈstænʃl] adj [report, statement] → circonstancié(e);
circumstantial evidence → preuve indirecte
circumstantial [səːkəmˈstænʃl] circumstances adjausführlich;
circumstantial evidence circumstances → Indizienbeweis m
circumstantial [ˈsəːkəmˈstænʃəl] adj [report, statement] → circostanziato/a, dettagliato/a;
circumstantial evidence → prova indiretta


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In his lay capacity, he persisted in sitting down in the damp to such an insane extent, that when his coat was taken off to be dried at the kitchen fire, the circumstantial evidence on his trousers would have hanged him if it had been a capital offence.
They must be satisfied with the best circumstantial evidence.
For the truth is, our dear friend Rebecca had given him a most circumstantial narration of Briggs's delight at receiving her money--eleven hundred and twenty-five pounds--and in what securities she had invested it; and what a pang Becky herself felt in being obliged to pay away such a delightful sum of money.
 
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