circumstantial

/ˌsər-kəm-ˈstan(t)-shəl/

adjective

  1. belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances

  2. pertinent but not essential : incidental

  3. marked by careful attention to detail : abounding in factual details

a circumstantial case

circumstantial minute particular detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point. circumstantial implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space. minute implies close and searching attention to the smallest details.

noun

  1. evidence that tends to prove a fact by proving other events or circumstances which afford a basis for a reasonable inference of the occurrence of the fact at issue