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  • 11circumstances, in the and under the —    A useful distinction can be drawn between the two. In the circumstances should indicate merely that a situation exists: In the circumstances, I began to feel worried. Under the circumstances should denote a situation in which action is… …

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  • 12circumstances — Attendant or accompanying facts, events or conditions. Subordinate or accessory facts; e.g. evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event. As used in a statute for an allowance for the wife in a divorce action, having… …

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  • 13circumstances — Attendant or accompanying facts, events or conditions. Subordinate or accessory facts; e.g. evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event. As used in a statute for an allowance for the wife in a divorce action, having… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14circumstances — noun 1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) (Freq. 2) whatever my fortune may be deserved a better fate has a happy lot the luck of the Irish a victim of circumstances success that was her… …

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  • 15circumstances — plural noun 1) favorable economic circumstances Syn: situation, conditions, state of affairs, position; events, turn of events, incidents, occurrences, happenings; factors, context, background, environment 2) Jane explained the circumstances to… …

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  • 16circumstances — I (Roget s IV) pl.n. 1. [Condition in life] Syn. material welfare, finances, outlook, prospects, chances, means, assets, prosperity, financial status, financial condition, resources, funds, worldly goods, affairs, concerns, status, standing,… …

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  • 17circumstances alter cases — {formal} The way things are, or happen, may change the way you are expected to act. * /John s father told him never to touch his gun, but one day when Father was away, John used it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Circumstances …

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  • 18circumstances alter cases — {formal} The way things are, or happen, may change the way you are expected to act. * /John s father told him never to touch his gun, but one day when Father was away, John used it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Circumstances …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 19circumstances — Synonyms and related words: affairs, alentours, ambience, ambit, assessed valuation, assets, assets and liabilities, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, compass, concerns, condition of things, conditions, context,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20circumstances\ alter\ cases — formal the way things are, or happen, may change the way you are expected to act. John s father told him never to touch his gun, but one day when Father was away, John used it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Circumstances… …

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