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81failing circumstances — Insolvency, that is, the lack of sufficient assets to pay one s debts as they become due. A person (or a corporation or institution) is said to be in failing circumstances when he is about to fail, that is, when he is actually insolvent and is… …
82surrounding circumstances — Such as may permit inference of culpability on part of defendant under res ipsa loquitur Tule, refers not to circumstances directly tending to show lack of care, but only to mere neutral circumstances of control and management by defendant, which …
83in reduced circumstances — IMPOVERISHED, in straitened circumstances, ruined, bankrupted; poor, indigent, impecunious, in penury, poverty stricken, destitute; needy, badly off, hard up; i …
84extenuating circumstances — Law. circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed. [1830 40] * * * extenuating circumstances UK [ɪkˌstenjʊeɪtɪŋ ˈsɜː(r)kəmˌstænsɪz] US [ɪkˌstenjueɪtɪŋ… …
85mitigating circumstances — phrase facts that help to explain a crime or mistake and make it seem less bad He did take the money, but there were mitigating circumstances. Thesaurus: reasons and excusessynonym Main entry: mitigating …
86in the circumstances — See: UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES …
87in the circumstances — See: UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES …
88extenuating circumstances — Law. circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed. [1830 40] * * * …
89under no circumstances — adverb never ever, not for any reason Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle …
90reduced circumstances — noun Poverty. living in reduced circumstances …
