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circumstance . ( Of the lat. )( circumstantia ). 1. f. accident of time, place, mode, etc., which is attached to the substance of any fact or such. 2. f. quality or requirement. 3. f. set of what is lathe to someone; the world in the world of someone. circumstance an aggravating circumstance. 1. f. Der. Legal grounds for increasing the criminal liability of the convicted person. circumstance mitigating circumstance. 1. f. Der. Legal reason to reduce. circumstance defence. 1. f. Der. Legal reason to escape criminal liability to the accused; e.g., self-defence. de circumstance s. 1. loc. adj. said of one thing: that is somehow influenced by a casual situation. in the circumstance s present. 1. loc. Advisor. In the State of the business, or as things are going.