circular definition

Noun

 * 1)  A definition relying directly or indirectly on the term being defined.
 * Saying that obscenity is indecent and then saying something is indecent if it's obscene is a circular definition.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 循環定義
 * Czech: definice kruhem
 * Finnish: kehämääritelmä
 * Japanese: 循環定義
 * Portuguese: definição circular
 * Romanian: definiție circulară
 * Spanish: definición circular
 * Swedish: