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aggravating circumstance

aggravating circumstance noun: a factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.

Noun

aggravating circumstance (plural aggravating circumstances)

  1. (in plural, or general usage) A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.

Synonyms of aggravating circumstance

Antonyms

Forms of aggravating circumstance

pluralaggravating circumstances

Questions about aggravating circumstance

What does aggravating circumstance mean?
Aggravating circumstance means a factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.
What part of speech is aggravating circumstance?
Aggravating circumstance is a noun.
What is the plural of aggravating circumstance?
The plural of aggravating circumstance is aggravating circumstances.

Words near aggravating circumstance in the dictionary

  1. aggravatedly
  2. aggravates
  3. aggravatest
  4. aggravateth
  5. aggravating
  6. aggravating circumstance
  7. aggravating circumstances
  8. aggravating factor
  9. aggravatingly
  10. aggravation
  11. aggravations

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