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обстоятельство meaning in English

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обстоятельство noun
{n}

adverbial(grammar: word or phrase modifying a verb)
noun
[UK: ˈæd.vɜː.biəl] [US: æd.ˈvɝː.biəl]

circumstance [circumstances](that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns] [US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæns]

отягчающее обстоятельство noun
{n}

aggravating circumstancenoun

смягчающее обстоятельство noun
{n}

extenuating circumstance(fact that mitigates a crime)
noun