The provisional government argued that its emergency measures were justified by the duress of circumstances.

In deciding whether to suppress the evidence, the judge relied on the totality of the circumstances rather than a single bright-line rule.

The judge reduced the sentence after considering the defendant's mitigating circumstances.

The judge reduced the sentence after considering an extenuating circumstance presented by the defense.

The mayor entered the hall amid pomp and circumstance, waving to the crowd before beginning his address.

The judge considered a recent illness as a mitigating circumstance when deciding the sentence.

The judge considered the defendant's prior convictions as an aggravating circumstance during sentencing.

The judge considered the defendant's difficult childhood as an attenuating circumstance during sentencing.

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