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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of account for:

Account for: To give a good reason or explanation for something. It can also mean to show how much money is being held in trust or to take responsibility for one's actions.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: To provide a valid reason or explanation for something, to explain the cause of something, to give a report of funds held in trust, or to take responsibility for one's actions.

1. To explain the cause of something:

Can you account for why you were late to the meeting?

In order to account for the increase in sales, we conducted a market research study.

2. To give a report of funds held in trust:

The accountant will account for all the money in the company's bank account.

The treasurer must account for all the donations received by the charity.

3. To take responsibility for one's actions:

The employee had to account for the mistake he made on the project.

The politician was asked to account for his controversial statements during the debate.

These examples illustrate how the term "account for" can be used in different contexts. In the first example, it is used to explain the reason for being late or to justify an increase in sales. In the second example, it is used to report the funds held in trust by an accountant or treasurer. In the third example, it is used to take responsibility for one's actions, such as a mistake made on a project or controversial statements made during a debate.

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SEO is big money
2016 pushed the conservative party into populism irreversibly
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19:43
Maybe, but if this is populism, then every election is populist.
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Indeed!
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wasp, i think people are hopeful for a gov who at least attempts to care about the common man
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20:56
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[] 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
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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.
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