What does "circumstantial consequence" mean?

From a social science / behavioral science point of view, it makes me think of "natural consequences."

For example: I am choosing to take time to attempt to answer this question. Later, I may find that I do not have enough time to complete other tasks which then result in an undesirable outcome. This would be a natural consequence for not remaining focused on my pressing tasks. The existence of this post/answer is not so much the cause of the consequence, but me being distracted and spending longer meandering this website is the cause.

In Terms of circumstance, the cause of the consequence can be expanded even further. Such as, I have ADD (i.e., inattentive attention, easily distractible, interruptions or breaks in concentration) which add to the circumstances. Further, my dog is barking and needs some attention, let say that I provide my dog with attention, then I recive an important phone call that requires immediate action; this (or the circumstances) all take more time away from completing my tasks for the day and adds more time it takes me to be able to get back on task. If the circumstances were not present, I likely would have finished my tasks for the day and had a desirable outcome.

I have used the term 'circumstantial consequence' in a missive response to a friend's woes as a defendant in an unfolding court case. My aim was to insinuate the principle of 'circumstantial evidence' without saying it outright, for I am not a person so qualified by learning or law to responsibly ascribe to any evidence that which in a court of law might fit the legal definition of circumstantial or otherwise.

On a personal note it seemed to me that based on the evidence I had, he was a victim of circumstance, finding himself in the wrong place at the right time of a police sting operation. My use of the term 'circumstantial consequence' might have been deftly served by 'unintended outcomes', but my nominal intent for creating a relation to the judicially significant term 'circumstantial evidence' would likely have been lost.