Aggravating circumstances

Circumstances which make a particular criminal act more serious. These will result in a harsher sentence or penalty. Aggravating factors may include use of weapons or a history of similar offences.

Explanation attempts (99)

28 Oct 2012 00:37

Situation that could get worse or more dangerous

28 Oct 2012 23:11

The situation and variables surrounding the situation that inflame/increase the overall problem/situation

29 Oct 2012 11:49

a circumstance in which a person has committed a crime because they've been aggravated and therefore wound up into doing it.

29 Oct 2012 15:43

A situation that leads to things becoming worse than usual, due to a specific reason/set of reasons.

29 Oct 2012 22:13

Circumstances that may have aggravated a suspect into commiting a crime which they might not have done without said circumstances.

30 Oct 2012 09:13

a situation arising ie an argument before hand which leads to a further dispute of somekind

30 Oct 2012 11:05

I think circumstances of a crime gives you the general understanding of what happened.. but Aggravating circumstances increase the severity of it all??

30 Oct 2012 15:02

Where you have used violence or force to make the situation worse

30 Oct 2012 15:54

Pushed into a situation or mind set.

30 Oct 2012 16:14

When someone has agressively provoked

30 Oct 2012 16:31

a situation in which the surroundings/actions of others were not normal and therefore aggravated

30 Oct 2012 17:29

circumstances, say regarding a crime or an attack where the offender/attacker was provoked

30 Oct 2012 18:19

AN INTENSE OR SERIOUS SET OF SITUATIONS WHICH CAUSES YOU TO REACT IN AN UNNATURAL WAY,

30 Oct 2012 20:06

Circumstances that are not normal

30 Oct 2012 21:04

something that is happening at the same time that can affect the circumstances of a crime - an annoyance.

30 Oct 2012 21:57

A situation/incidents that will make a situation worse.

30 Oct 2012 22:13

There were other events happening beyond the individuals control which will have influenced their actions

30 Oct 2012 22:32

Circumstances which have caused a person to become aggravated and commit a crime that they would not otherwise have committed.

30 Oct 2012 22:46

When someone has been pushed to the limit and has reacted to a situation, in a way that they wouldn't normally behave.

31 Oct 2012 12:01

circumstances which point towards the fact that a person is guilty

31 Oct 2012 14:41

The circumstances in which a crime was committed make the crime worse and may possibly lead to a sterner punishment.

31 Oct 2012 16:48

Circumstances that led to a crime being committed.

31 Oct 2012 18:34

External influences that may have made a person behave in a certain way.

31 Oct 2012 19:57

A situation which was made worse because of events happening around it

31 Oct 2012 20:28

having an argument and getting het up with angry words so that someone usually hits out with violence

20 Nov 2012 20:47

Aggravating circumstances would be when there are factors associated with a situation which may make the criminal offence that occured more serious than usual - for example, if the crime had a racial element, or if the crime was carried out against a vulnerable individual.

20 Nov 2012 22:57

A circumstance that makes it more likely for the crime to be committed, e.g. "She killed her husband in a fit of rage because she caught him in bed with another woman".

20 Nov 2012 23:17

I would assume this to mean, circumstances where provocation occurred prior to an incident taking place.

20 Nov 2012 23:40

I understand the term aggravating to mean that there were circumstances that effected their ability to deal, and so they may have committed a crime because of these .

21 Nov 2012 00:06

Acts carried out that are considered provoking. Probably includes threatening behaviour (either physical or verbal), such as swearing at a police officer or pushing someone in an argument. The act may not seem threatening to the person carrying it out, but is by law.

21 Nov 2012 01:43

Increase in severity of the circumstance

21 Nov 2012 08:22

Something which has happened surrounding a crime which makes the crime more serious and carries a more severe punishment.

21 Nov 2012 09:34

Things that are taken into account by the judge (or jury) when they're considering what the sentence should be

21 Nov 2012 12:05

whatever happened, has happened in an unusual situation, which might make you behave differently. An example that sits in my head would be if my family was threatened by violence. I am pretty sure I would use whatever I could to get the dangerous person away from my wife and daughter.

21 Nov 2012 13:53

Someone else has made you do something by force or talked you into it.

14 Nov 2013 21:01

Accused was riled or driven to the act by anger

14 Nov 2013 21:35

either circumstances that could have affected an offender in such a way that they were led to commit an offence, or circumstances within the court that could change the conclusion reached by the jury

14 Nov 2013 21:41

A frustrating situation.

14 Nov 2013 21:44

things that may affect the accused in terms of outcome of sentence

14 Nov 2013 21:47

Situation where a normal person would possibily become aggressive

14 Nov 2013 22:38

circumstances which created contributed to or made the situation worse and hence provoked their behaviour

14 Nov 2013 23:59

Events that have added to or escalated the severity of an outcome.

15 Nov 2013 13:23

circumstances that partially explain/account for/pushed an individuals into undertaking an action

15 Nov 2013 19:59

circumstances that allow or pardon aggravation

16 Nov 2013 16:46

There were circumstances that in some way were a cause of the crime taking place, taking some responsibility away from the alleged criminal

17 Nov 2013 11:14

circumstances which make it worse

17 Nov 2013 12:39

Something that can be used in mitigation by the accused because their actions have been partly caused by outside factors.

17 Nov 2013 15:31

Circumstances that result in a situation escalating to a point that it would not otherwise have reached if that situation occurred under "normal" circumstances.

17 Nov 2013 16:58

Evidence given to the court which is critical of the accused, making them appear to be much more untrustworthy. Therefore, the accused is presented unfavourably and in a negative light.

17 Nov 2013 17:01

Uncertain or difficult circumstances that make a case more difficult.

17 Nov 2013 19:03

circumstances that the criminal said led to the crime

17 Nov 2013 19:29

Putting someone in an distressing situation by either verbally or physically provoking them

17 Nov 2013 20:02

When the person who has committed the crime for "aggravating circumstances" they cannot be charged as they cannot gather enough evidence.

17 Nov 2013 20:11

a situation that may cause an illegal act to be carried out such as a man finding his wife with another man

17 Nov 2013 21:21

When a person has committed a crime because of pressure from other sources

17 Nov 2013 22:08

Circumstances which may cause you to behave how you wouldn't otherwise behave, possibly an 'excuse' for a crime

18 Nov 2013 10:15

Circumstances of violence leading to more violence

18 Nov 2013 15:15

Aggressive behaviour leading to criminal damage

18 Nov 2013 15:17

A circumstance which makes the situation more serious, a factor which increases the severity of an action

18 Nov 2013 19:30

the circumstances made it seem different

18 Nov 2013 20:38

A situation which prompted a specific response from someone.

18 Nov 2013 21:00

A certain factor that has likely influenced an individual to commit an offence.

18 Nov 2013 21:50

Something that was done that made the situation worse

24 Nov 2013 11:24

The defendant committed the crime under circumstances that involved provocative behaviour.

29 Oct 2014 09:22

I would understand this to mean that the defendant has been accused of the same charge once or many times over.

4 Nov 2014 12:07

Circumstances that offer more proof against the person being prosecuted

5 Nov 2014 13:39

Circumstances that has changed the original state of mind of the person in question to make a different choice to normal by aggravating them in some way

7 Nov 2014 14:42

When someone was antagonising another which resulted in the crime being committed.

7 Nov 2014 15:14

A situation where tempers are high and this makes the situation difficult.

8 Nov 2014 14:13

Circumstances that would lead to a normal level headed person being angry in some way due to direct, intentional effort by the person involved. I would say these are justifiable circumstances that would lead to someone being angry at a person/organisation.

8 Nov 2014 17:48

Causing the situation to become worse by threatening or stirring other persons.

11 Nov 2014 09:41

When the circumstances have led to an action that otherwise wouldn't have been taken. Otherthings to take into account when discussing the case.

11 Nov 2014 09:47

circumstances in which the participant may feel aggravated, stressed, angry, upset.

11 Nov 2014 11:24

A situation that may be of annoyance to you but may not be to someone else.

11 Nov 2014 11:30

A situation where the court are informed of information that was not previously known.

11 Nov 2014 14:04

manipulating situtaions/responses given. Taking things out of proportion to suit needs

5 Nov 2015 18:32

A context which provoked or promotes aggression

6 Nov 2015 23:49

Being in a situation where the actions of others around you make you feel uncomfortable or unhappy

17 Nov 2015 17:30

When a situation has been made worse by other factors.

23 Nov 2015 00:12

things that you can use as an excuse to help your case

23 Nov 2015 14:29

Circumstances that conspired to aggravate an individual into committing an offence.

23 Nov 2015 14:30

To have done something in a situation or in a way which was not as you would normally have done. Forced to do something out of context.

9 Nov 2016 12:48

This means the individual may have been in a situation or event that influenced the decision they made. For example, if an individual was being threatened with violence and then decided to strike first, or if in a war time situation an individual shot and killed an unarmed enemy man or woman that had just previously been shooting at them.

9 Nov 2016 18:28

Something could not be helped from happening due to the influence of other people on the perpetrator, at least from their defences perspective

10 Nov 2016 09:57

Possible reason why someone would commit an act

14 Nov 2016 18:44

Factors that affect the outcome of a certain thing, but do so in a negative way

14 Nov 2016 21:36

Something that annoys you or doesn't go as you want

14 Nov 2016 23:02

Being tedious to a situation

15 Nov 2016 12:30

A set of events that escalated the event

15 Nov 2016 14:20

Aggravating circumstances means the accompanying of an event that increases the culpability or liability of the accused.

1 Nov 2017 21:16

Circumstances that have made the situation worse.

8 Nov 2017 08:35

An occasion where illegal behaviour has some sort of mitigating conditions surrounding the behaviour

13 Nov 2017 12:17

When a person has been put in a position which requires an assessment of guilt on a scale of seriousness

13 Nov 2017 22:06

Some kind of crime involving violence

21 Nov 2023 17:24

You’ve been provoked into acting the way you did

21 Nov 2023 19:36

There were aspects of the situation which made whatever occurred to be pressurised

22 Nov 2023 00:51

Details that add to the severity and pre-planning of a crime.

22 Nov 2023 17:33

The situation arose due to surrounding events that if not present may have meant it wouldn't have occured

1 Jan 2024 22:44

a situation or instance that strongly influences a certain thing happening.

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