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| English | Russian |
| aggravating circumstances | отягчающие вину обстоятельства |
| be supported by the totality of the circumstances | подтверждаемый совокупностью доказательств по делу (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| circumstances of a crime | обстоятельства преступления (Washington Post; the ~ Alex_Odeychuk) |
| mitigating circumstance | смягчающее обстоятельство |
| mitigating circumstances | смягчающие вину обстоятельства (in criminal law, conditions or happenings which do not excuse or justify criminal conduct, but are considered out of mercy or fairness in deciding the degree of the offense the prosecutor charges or influencing reduction of the penalty upon conviction: Example: a young man shoots his father after years of being beaten, belittled, sworn at and treated without love. "Heat of passion" or "diminished capacity" are forms of such mitigating circumstances.) |
| mitigating circumstances | смягчающие вину обстоятельства |
| under unclear circumstances | при неустановленных обстоятельствах (Jasmine_Hopeford) |