aggravating circumstance
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
aggravating circumstance (plural aggravating circumstances)
- (law, or general usage, chiefly in the plural) A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.
Translations[edit]
a factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act
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Further reading[edit]
- “aggravating circumstance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.