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adjective
1.
Law. depending on a contingent event: an aleatory contract.
2.
of or pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable: an aleatory element.
3.
Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc.
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Aleatory
is always a great word to know.
So is extenuating circumstances. Does it mean:
| circumstances that render conduct less serious and thereby serve to reduce the damages to be awarded or the punishment to be imposed |
| the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact |
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Word Origin & History
aleatory
"of uncertain outcome," lit. "depending on the throw of a die," 1690s, from L. aleatorius, from aleator "a dice player," from alea "a die, the dice."
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