UK:
/sˈɜːkəmstˌæns/
US:
/ˈsɝkəmˌstæns/
n. ástæða; ástand; atvik; atriði; viðhöfn (without circumstance); ft. kringumstæður; efnahagur, efni (in good, bad, easy, straitened circumstances); the circumstances of the case málavextir