Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
surrounding circumstances — The circumstances surrounding a transaction, an act, or an accident involved in an action or proceeding. The surrounding circumstances, which, in connection with the happening of an accident, may permit an inference of culpability on the part of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
circumstances — I noun accompanying events, attendant conditions, bases, changes, conditions, controlling factors, course of events, details, events, factors, facts, features, full particulars, governing factors, grounds, happenings, incidentals, instances,… … Law dictionary
Surrounding — Sur*round ing, n. 1. An encompassing. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surrounding facts — index circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
circumstances — I (Roget s IV) pl.n. 1. [Condition in life] Syn. material welfare, finances, outlook, prospects, chances, means, assets, prosperity, financial status, financial condition, resources, funds, worldly goods, affairs, concerns, status, standing,… … English dictionary for students
Circumstances prior to the Malayan Emergency — In 1948, the Communists and the British colonial government in Malaya entered a period of guerrilla fighting which has become known to history as the Malayan Emergency. The name derives from the state of emergency declared by the colonial… … Wikipedia
surrounding — /seuh rown ding/, n. 1. something that surrounds. 2. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment: He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. 3. the act of encircling or enclosing. adj. 4. enclosing or… … Universalium
surrounding — sur•round•ing [[t]səˈraʊn dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) something that surrounds 2) surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment 3) enclosing or encircling 4) being the environment or adjacent area • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME … From formal English to slang
surrounding — /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ (say suh rownding) noun 1. that which surrounds. 2. (plural) environing circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment. 3. the act of encircling or enclosing. –adjective 4. that encloses or encircles. 5. neighbouring; nearby; in the… …
mitigating circumstances — surrounding events which make a situation less severe … English contemporary dictionary
