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circumstantial adjective

  /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/ , /səːkəmˈstanʃəl/
  • Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
 circonstanciel
  • Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
 complexe
  • (law) Involving evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, thus, suggesting guilt but not directly proving it.
 indice

circumstantial noun

  /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/ , /səːkəmˈstanʃəl/
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
 circonstanciel

circumstantially adverb

  /səː.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/ , /sɝ.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/
  • in a circumstantial manner
 circonstanciellement
circumstantial evidence
preuves indirectes
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