essential circumstance
1circumstance — [sʉr′kəm stans΄, sʉr′kəmstəns] n. [OFr < L circumstantia, a standing around, condition < circumstare < circum, around + stare,STAND] 1. a fact or event accompanying another, either incidentally or as an essential condition or determining …
2circumstance — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstant , circumstans, present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum + stare to stand more at stand Date: 13th century 1. a. a condition, fact …
3Attendant circumstance — Criminal law Part o …
4Annexation of Texas as Essential to the United States — ▪ Primary Source One of the first attempts in the 1840s to revive the issue of the annexation of Texas was a letter written by Thomas Gilmer and published in the Madisonian on January 23, 1843. Gilmer argued that Texas, unless acquired by… …
5ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… …
6ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… …
7per accidens — adverb By chance; by reason of an accidental, incidental or non essential circumstance; contingently; indirectly. Ant: per se …
8moment — n. 1. Instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye, point of time. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import, force, consideration, avail, signification, gravity. 3. Momentum, impulsive power, impetus …
9accident — /ˈæksədənt / (say aksuhduhnt) noun 1. an undesirable or unfortunate happening; casualty; mishap. 2. anything that happens unexpectedly, without design, or by chance. 3. the operation of chance: I was there by accident. 4. Philosophy a non… …
10live a lie — To conduct one s life in such a way as to deny or conceal some essential circumstance or aspect of one s character, usu shameful • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * live a lie phrase to spend your life hiding the truth about yourself or your feelings… …
