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- It was astonishing, now that a presumption of insanity was raised, how many collateral circumstances were remembered to which a condition of mental disease seemed to afford the only explanation—among others, the unprecedented neglect of his corn stacks in the previous summer.
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as in: collateral for a loan Define
something of value pledged for the repayment of a loan
as in: collateral evidence
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accompanying or connected in some way, but less important
as in: collateral damage in the battle
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unintentional damage to life or property -- usually as a result of an act of war
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