The term Special circumstances can have various meanings:
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Special Circumstances — (also abbreviated SC) is a secret service type organisation that exists within the fictional anarchist utopian science fiction civilisation known as the Culture. It forms a background and plot device in several novels and shorter works of Iain M … Wikipedia
special circumstances — In criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. Special circumstances in murder cases may… … Law dictionary
circumstances — I noun accompanying events, attendant conditions, bases, changes, conditions, controlling factors, course of events, details, events, factors, facts, features, full particulars, governing factors, grounds, happenings, incidentals, instances,… … Law dictionary
special — spe·cial adj 1: distinguished by some unusual quality special circumstances justifying an award of attorney s fees 2: relating to a single thing or class of things: having an individual character or trait owed them a special duty not owed to the… … Law dictionary
special constable — A person sworn in by the justices to preserve the peace, or to execute warrants in special circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑constable special constable see under ↑constable • • • Main Entry: ↑special * * * special constable UK US noun … Useful english dictionary
special damages — Such compensatory damages as arise from the special circumstances of the case, that is, the peculiar circumstances of the case, and may, if properly pleaded, be added to the general damages. 22 Am J2d Damg § 15. The natural, but not the necessary … Ballentine's law dictionary
special leave — vacation time given to a soldier in consideration of special circumstances … English contemporary dictionary
special facts rule — In corporation law, as respects director s duty of disclosure when dealing with stockholders, is that where special circumstances or facts are present which make it inequitable for the director to withhold information from the stockholder, the… … Black's law dictionary
Special assessment tax — Special assessment is the term used in the United States to designate a unique charge government units can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. This charge is levied in a specific geographic area known as a Special… … Wikipedia
Special — Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
