Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
circumstance — noun 1 (usually circumstances) facts/events that affect sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable ▪ The plan might work better with more favourable/favorable circumstances. ▪ adverse, difficult, dire, tra … Collocations dictionary
adverse — adj. Adverse is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance, ↑comment, ↑condition, ↑consequence, ↑criticism, ↑effect, ↑impact, ↑implication, ↑influence, ↑outcome, ↑publicity, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
emergency — Any occurrence or circumstance listed below which, in the opinion of the Exchange, requires immediate action and threatens or may threaten such things as the fair and orderly trading in, or the liquidation of, or delivery pursuant to, any… … Financial and business terms
disadvantage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drawback, check, hindrance. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Loss] Syn. damage, harm, deprivation; see loss 3 . 2. [An unfavorable situation or circumstance] Syn. drawback, disadvantageousness, weak… … English dictionary for students
Market risk — Categories of financial risk Credit risk Concentration risk Market risk Interest rate risk Currency risk Equity risk Commodity risk Liquidity risk Refinancing risk … Wikipedia
Martin Van Buren: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 4, 1837 The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I cheerfully fulfill to accompany the first and solemn act of my public trust with an avowal of the principles that will guide me… … Universalium
disadvantage — I noun adverse circumstance, adversity, block, blockade, blockage, burden, check, curb, damage, defect, deficiency, detainment, determent, deterrence, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disability, disablement, discommodity, discouragement,… … Law dictionary
plight — I noun adverse circumstance, adversity, awkward situation, case, circumstance, condition, corner, crisis, critical situation, difficulty, dilemma, embarrassing position, embarrassing situation, emergency, footing, hardship, imbroglio, lot,… … Law dictionary
Overthwart — O ver*thwart , n. That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] Surrey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adversative — adjective Date: 15th century expressing antithesis, opposition, or adverse circumstance < the adversative conjunction but > • adversative noun • adversatively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
