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circumstantial [ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl] adj
1. of or dependent on circumstances 2. fully detailed 3. incidental circumstantiality n circumstantially adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
circumstantial adjective 1. indirect, contingent, incidental, inferential, presumptive, conjectural, founded on circumstances He was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence. 2. detailed, particular, specific The reasons for the project collapsing were circumstantial. Translations circumstantial [ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl] ADJ [report, statement] → detallado circumstantial evidence (Jur) → pruebas fpl circunstanciales circumstantial [ˌsɜːrkəmˈstænʃəl] adj [evidence] → indirect(e); [case] → fondé(e) sur des présomptions; [detail] → anecdotique circumstantial adj (= detailed) report, statement → ausführlich, detailliert (Jur) case → auf Indizienbeweisen beruhend; circumstantial evidence → Indizienbeweis m; the case against him is purely circumstantial → sein Fall beruht allein auf Indizienbeweisen (= secondary) → nebensächlich circumstantial [ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃ/əl] adj (report, statement) → circostanziato/a, dettagliato/a circumstantial [ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃ/əl] adj (report, statement) → circostanziato/a, dettagliato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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