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totality of the circumstances

totality of the circumstances noun: a method of analysis where decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules.

Noun

totality of the circumstances (uncountable)

  1. A method of analysis where decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules.
    • The voluntariness of a confession is based on a totality of the circumstances test.

Questions about totality of the circumstances

What does totality of the circumstances mean?
Totality of the circumstances means a method of analysis where decisions are based on all available information rather than bright-line rules.
What part of speech is totality of the circumstances?
Totality of the circumstances is a noun.

Words near totality of the circumstances in the dictionary

  1. totalitarianizes
  2. totalitarianizing
  3. totalitarians
  4. totalities
  5. totality
  6. totality of the circumstances
  7. totalization
  8. totalizations
  9. totalizator
  10. totalizators
  11. totalize

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