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Webster 1913 Edition


Circumspection

Cirˊcum-spec′tion

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Noun.
[L.
circumspectio
.]
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
Syn. – Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation; thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.

Webster 1828 Edition


Circumspection

CIRCUMSPECTION

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Noun.
Caution; attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to the natural or probable consequences of a measure, with a view to a correct course of conduct, or to avoid danger.