Circumstance or circumstances may refer to:
Law
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Attendant circumstance
In law, attendant circumstances (sometimes external circumstances) are the facts surrounding an event.
In criminal law in the United States, the definition of a given offense generally includes up to three kinds of "elements": the , or guilty ...
, a legal concept which ''Black's Law Dictionary'' defines as the "facts surrounding an event"
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Aggravating circumstance
Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself. ...
, a circumstance attending the commission of a crime which increases its enormity or adds to its consequences
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Exigent circumstance In criminal procedure law of the United States, an exigent circumstance allows law enforcement (under certain circumstances) to enter a structure without a search warrant, or if they have a "knock and announce" warrant, allows them to enter without ...
, allowing law enforcement to enter a structure outside the bounds of a search warrant
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Extenuating circumstances
In criminal law, a mitigating factor, also known as an extenuating circumstance, is any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sente ...
, information regarding a defendant or crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence
Arts and media
Films
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''Circumstance'' (2011 film), a 2011 dramatic film written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz
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''Circumstance'' (1922 film), a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris
Literature
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"Circumstance" (short story), an allegorical short story by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
* ''Circumstance'', a 1935 novel by
William M. John
William Mestrezat John (18881962) was an American rancher, short story writer, and novelist.
Early life
John was born in Trinidad, Colorado. He attended Princeton University and graduated in 1910. Among this graduating class, he was one of ...
Music
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Pomp and Circumstance Marches
The ''Pomp and Circumstance Marches'' (full title ''Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches''), Op. 39, are a series of five (or six) marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. The first four were published between 1901 and 1907 ...
, a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar
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"Circumstances" (song), a 1978 song by the Canadian band Rush
Other uses
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Circumstances (rhetoric)
The Five Ws (sometimes referred to as Five Ws and How, 5W1H, or Six Ws) are questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or problem solving. They are often mentioned in journalism (''cf.'' news style), research, and pol ...
, questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or problem solving
See also
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Circumstantial (disambiguation)
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Community of circumstance A community of circumstance is similar to a community of practice, except that it is driven by position, circumstance or life experiences rather than a shared interest.Marsh G. The community of circumstance—a tale of three cities: community partic ...
, a group of people who share a position, circumstance, or life experiences
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