Sentences with word «circumstantial»

Circumstantial means relating to or based on circumstances, rather than being inherently true or direct. Full definition
But with something like dark matter, we have an enormous amount of circumstantial evidence of a substance, not made of anything we know, dominating the universe, and in the simplest of theories, the LHC could be able to create it.
The jury should have been told that it can not rely on a deliberately false statement as a piece of circumstantial evidence in favour of the prosecution unless there was independent evidence that the statement had been made up.
The case against my client relied on circumstantial evidence only.
But in Bushman's case, there is some pretty strong circumstantial evidence of how it came to Smith's attention.
Other experienced lawyers aren't sure the argument will get far, noting that the charges tracked the requirements the Supreme Court has set out so far for corruption cases, and showing an implicit understanding with circumstantial evidence is not an exotic theory of bribery.
If he didn't just come into an inheritance or win the state lottery, we could justifiably conclude that Jones has embezzled, just from circumstantial evidence.
After STAT, a health - focused news website, reached out to the crowdfunding company, asking for more information on the «science» validating Gravity Blanket's assertion that it can treat «insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive - compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as circumstantial stress and prolonged anxiety,» the project's messaging was changed to say the blanket can be «used» for these conditions.
Yet to support their plans for emissions taxation Western governments, including ours, are still propagating scientifically juvenile greenhouse propaganda underpinned only by circumstantial evidence and GCM computer gamesmanship.»
This intention to traffic can be inferred from a variety of circumstantial factors, including the following:
Habitable or not, evidence for the existence of this class of free - floating world has to date remained circumstantial at best because their microlensing effects are so short and difficult to see.
Frannier stated that PS Plus free games announcement has been subject to circumstantial change for Europe, but it's always on the last Wednesday of the month.
You could also introduce other circumstantial evidence like that other people only saw the defendant at another location.
Capitalizing on circumstantial urgency will help your agents close sales, but it will not do their work for them.
Scans of the sky using visible light, X-rays, and electromagnetic waves have been insufficient, says astrophysicist and LIGO data analyst Vicky Kalogera, because they only provide circumstantial evidence of how black holes warp the light and space near them.
For a court to accord no weight to, or to exclude, this sort of professional judgment, arrived at in accordance with sound medical practices, would be to ignore the strong circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness that surround it, and would be, in my view, contrary to the approach this Court has taken to the analysis of hearsay evidence in general, exemplified in Ares v. Venner, [1970] S.C.R. 608»
They may build a «logic» based on the irrelevant and entirely circumstantial evidence and ultimately construct a delusion system to protect themselves from unbearable reality.»
The Supreme Court has ruled that the jury overstepped its bounds in using circumstantial evidence to convict the defendant, CO2.
To use Redu, users create a profile and include circumstantial information, e.g. «Searching for brunette girl with blue raincoat studying in campus Starbucks last Monday.»
If, however, you lay that basic assumption aside and examine the evidence from an outsider's perspective, then you will find that the evidence is not even enough to be regarded as good circumstantial evidence, let alone enough to justify that the existence of God is more likely than not.
Further adultery can be «proven» through circumstantial evidence by showing both inclination and opportunity to commit adultery.
Evidence regarding a state of mind is, therefore, by definition, almost always circumstantial in character.
Speculators believe a digital renminbi issued by the PBOC is enough circumstantial evidence for the bank to crack down on public blockchains like bitcoin.
But then I was told two pretty circumstantial things about the ranch [where Deng had been staying, according to Vanity Fair].
This might all sound like rather circumstantial evidence, but most (not all) astronomers now agree that the evidence is strong enough to accept that black holes exist.
While the WHO and other disease experts had said there was strong scientific consensus that Zika and microcephaly were linked, evidence until now has been largely circumstantial.
Such lingering uncertainties emerge from the indirect and scattered nature of our studies of Mars, and ensure that any argument for life there is based solely on circumstantial information, Boston notes.
The Court ruled that «causation can be inferred — even in the face of inconclusive or contrary expert evidence — from other evidence, including merely circumstantial evidence», and that the task of weighing evidence rests with the Tribunal.
All of this is just circumstantial evidence, of course.
And some seeming changes at festivals as much circumstantial as fundamental.
Where a person, with knowledge of a conspiracy does (or omits to do) something for the purpose of furthering the unlawful object, with the knowledge and consent of one or more of the existing conspirators, this provides powerful circumstantial evidence from which membership in the conspiracy can be inferred.
As for Kripal - No investigation has yet found any evidence (even circumstantial) that points to Russia.
The «deep state» and its mass media supporters have long accused the company of passively enabling Brexit and Trump, but while circumstantial claims might never hold up in the court of law, the documents that Cambridge Analytica founder and whistleblower Christopher Wylie purports to have in his possession might remove any reasonable doubt that Facebook broke some law or another on at least one occasion, whether deliberately or due to neglect.
All of these factors militate against accepting an idea which suggests that God, in his creative activity, presents different possibilities to different men, depending upon various circumstantial factors, paramount of which would be the historical situation.
The particular and circumstantial expression of revelation underlines the truth that God has entered into actual history and has made himself known to particular people at special times and places.
A vaccine manufacturer can counter a plaintiff's circumstantial claims with, for example, epidemiological studies showing no plausible connection.
By com - paring these various data points, a clear pattern can quickly emerge — one that might have previously gone unseen or would have been considered circumstantial.
Purely circumstantial evidence, but it seems that if I drink almond milk with carrageenan several days in a row, fairly sudden, unexplained diarrhea will happen — usually once only and then I'm fine.
It's all so circumstantial though so your can't worry about it too much... and I really like the idea of painting the floor.
Everything is very circumstantial and based on perspective.
But, he says, «it's all still circumstantial — there's no smoking gun.»
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