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abuse-of-rights doctrine

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A quick definition of abuse-of-rights doctrine:

The abuse-of-rights doctrine is a rule in civil law that says if someone uses their legal rights to purposely harm someone else, without a good reason or against moral rules, they can be held responsible for the harm they caused. Basically, just because you have the right to do something, doesn't mean you can use it to hurt others or act unfairly.

A more thorough explanation:

The abuse-of-rights doctrine is a principle in civil law that states a person may be held responsible for any harm caused by exercising their legal rights if:

  1. Their primary motive is to cause harm
  2. They have no legitimate interest in exercising their right
  3. Their actions go against moral rules, good faith, or fairness
  4. They use their right for a purpose other than its intended legal purpose

For example, if a property owner has the legal right to cut down trees on their land, but they do so solely to block their neighbor's view, they could be held liable for any damage caused by the falling trees. This is because their primary motive was to cause harm, and they had no legitimate interest in cutting down the trees.

Another example could be a person who uses their legal right to free speech to spread false and harmful rumors about someone else. In this case, their actions would go against moral rules and fairness, and they could be held responsible for any harm caused by their words.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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