Meaning

4 senses
  1. Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.

  2. Involving evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, thus, suggesting guilt but not directly proving it.

    It is unlikely he will be convicted; the evidence against him is circumstantial at best.

    Indizien, Indiz, Indizienbeweis

  3. Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.

    umstandsbezogen, umstandsmäßig, umständlich

    дета́льныйdetálʹnyj, обстоя́тельныйobstojátelʹnyj

  4. Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.

More definitions
  • fully detailed and specific about particulars

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The evidence is all circumstantial.

    ruВсе улики косвенные.

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  2. The evidence was circumstantial.

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  3. For circumstantial evidence, that's plenty.

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  4. The evidence is still circumstantial.

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  5. The evidence is purely circumstantial.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
abounding with circumstances; minute in details:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
suggesting guilty but not proving it:
pertaining to circumstances:
abounding with circumstances; minute in details:
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