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circumstantial
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circumstantial
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circumstantial
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Circumstantial
(gcide) | Circumstantial \Cir`cum*stan"tial\, n.
Something incidental to the main subject, but of less
importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the
plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. --Addison.
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circumstantial
(gcide) | circumstantial \cir`cum*stan"tial\ (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*st[a^]n"shal),
a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]
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1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or
particular incidents.
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The usual character of human testimony is
substantial truth under circumstantial variety.
--Paley.
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2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
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We must therefore distinguish between the essentials
in religious worship . . . and what is merely
circumstantial. --Sharp.
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3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all
the circumstances; minute; particular.
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Tedious and circumstantial recitals. --Prior.
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Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from
circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts
of a particular nature, from which arises presumption.
According to some authorities circumstantial is
distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is
the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission
of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such
testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support.
All testimony is more or less circumstantial. --Wharton.
Syn: See Minute.
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circumstantial
(wn) | circumstantial
adj 1: fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a
circumstantial report about the debate" |
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circumstantial
(encz) | circumstantial,nepřímý adj: Zdeněk Brožcircumstantial,podružný adj: Zdeněk Brožcircumstantial,vedlejší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
circumstantial evidence
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circumstantially
(encz) | circumstantially,podružně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
circumstantial
(gcide) | Circumstantial \Cir`cum*stan"tial\, n.
Something incidental to the main subject, but of less
importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the
plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]circumstantial \cir`cum*stan"tial\ (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*st[a^]n"shal),
a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]
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1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or
particular incidents.
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The usual character of human testimony is
substantial truth under circumstantial variety.
--Paley.
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2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
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We must therefore distinguish between the essentials
in religious worship . . . and what is merely
circumstantial. --Sharp.
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3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all
the circumstances; minute; particular.
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Tedious and circumstantial recitals. --Prior.
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Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from
circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts
of a particular nature, from which arises presumption.
According to some authorities circumstantial is
distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is
the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission
of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such
testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support.
All testimony is more or less circumstantial. --Wharton.
Syn: See Minute.
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Circumstantial evidence
(gcide) | Evidence \Ev"i*dence\, n. [F. ['e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See
Evident.]
1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which
furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof;
the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our
senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
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Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.
--Heb. xi. 1.
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O glorious trial of exceeding love
Illustrious evidence, example high. --Milton.
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2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured
evidences." --Sir W. Scott.
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3. (Law) That which is legally submitted to competent
tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any
alleged matter of fact under investigation before it;
means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking,
not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect
of it. --Greenleaf.
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Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See
under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
Crown's evidence, King's evidence, or Queen's evidence,
evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to
state's evidence in American courts. [Eng.]
State's evidence, evidence for the government or the
people. [U. S. ]
To turn King's evidence To turn Queen's evidence, or {To
turn State's evidence}, to confess a crime and give evidence
against one's accomplices.
Syn: Testimony; proof. See Testimony.
[1913 Webster]circumstantial \cir`cum*stan"tial\ (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*st[a^]n"shal),
a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]
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1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or
particular incidents.
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The usual character of human testimony is
substantial truth under circumstantial variety.
--Paley.
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2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
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We must therefore distinguish between the essentials
in religious worship . . . and what is merely
circumstantial. --Sharp.
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3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all
the circumstances; minute; particular.
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Tedious and circumstantial recitals. --Prior.
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Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from
circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts
of a particular nature, from which arises presumption.
According to some authorities circumstantial is
distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is
the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission
of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such
testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support.
All testimony is more or less circumstantial. --Wharton.
Syn: See Minute.
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Circumstantiality
(gcide) | Circumstantiality \Cir`cum*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n.
The state, characteristic, or quality of being
circumstantial; particularity or minuteness of detail. "I
will endeavor to describe with sufficient circumstantiality."
--De Quincey.
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Circumstantially
(gcide) | Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially;
accidentally.
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Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only
circumstantially different. --Glanvill.
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2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
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To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the
events, but the manner of my trials. --Boyle.
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circumstantial
(wn) | circumstantial
adj 1: fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a
circumstantial report about the debate" |
circumstantial evidence
(wn) | circumstantial evidence
n 1: evidence providing only a basis for inference about the
fact in dispute [syn: circumstantial evidence, {indirect
evidence}] [ant: direct evidence] |
circumstantially
(wn) | circumstantially
adv 1: according to circumstances; "he was convicted
circumstantially"
2: insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was
circumstantially accurate"
3: in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely
and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
[syn: minutely, circumstantially]
4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by
chance}, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly]
[ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately,
designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely] |
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