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/ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs ˈsɜːrˌsɪstəns/ · in.ju.ri.ous.cir.cum.stance
noun
- A situation or condition that causes harm or injury to a person or their property. The court took into account the injurious circumstance of the defendant's intoxication at the time of the accident.
- A factor or condition that contributes to the harm or injury of a person or their property. The injurious circumstance of the faulty design of the product led to a successful lawsuit against the manufacturer.
Synonyms
harmful situationinjurious conditionadverse circumstancehazardous conditiondangerous situationperilous circumstancenoxious conditionharmful environment
Antonyms
Did you know? The concept of 'injurious circumstance' has been a key factor in many court cases, particularly in personal injury and product liability lawsuits.