(computing) a series of references, where the last object references the first.

plural of circular reference

(law) synonym of extenuating circumstances

(computing) A linked list whose last element links to its first element.

(Australia) An approach to criminal sentencing in Australian Aboriginal communities, based on Aboriginal customs and having the involvement of the elders.

plural of circle sentence

(Australia) A criminal sentence determined by the circle sentencing process.

(colloquial) It's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.

(graph theory) an Eulerian trail that begins and ends at the same node

(geometry) A reference circle about which two other circles are inverses of each other