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[circumstance] CIRCUMSTANCE or CIRCUMSTANCES may refer to:
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** Law
- Attendant circumstance , a legal concept which _Black's Law Dictionary_ defines as the "facts surrounding an event"
- Aggravating circumstance , a circumstance attending the commission of a crime which increases its enormity or adds to its consequences
- Exigent circumstance , allowing law enforcement to enter a structure outside the bounds of a search warrant
- Extenuating circumstances , information regarding a defendant or crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence
** Arts and media
*** Films
- _Circumstance_ (2011 film) , a 2011 dramatic film written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz
- _Circumstance_ (1922 film) , a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris
*** Literature
- "Circumstance" (short story) , an allegorical short story by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
- _Circumstance_ , a 1935 novel by William M. John
*** Music
- Pomp and Circumstance Marches , a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar
- "Circumstances" (song) , a 1978 song by the Canadian band Rush
** Other uses
- Circumstances (rhetoric) , questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or problem solving
** See also
- Circumstantial (disambiguation)
- Community of circumstance , a group of people who share a position, circumstance, or life experiences
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