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bill of indemnity

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A quick definition of bill of indemnity:

A bill of indemnity is a law that protects a public official from being held responsible for things they did while doing their job. It's like a shield that keeps them safe from getting in trouble for doing what they were supposed to do. In the past, there was a special law called the bill of indemnity that was passed every year to protect officials who forgot to take an oath. But now, there is a different law that does the same thing. Sometimes, people use the term "bill of indemnity" to describe a legal document that asks someone else to take responsibility for something that the person using the document did wrong.

A more thorough explanation:

A bill of indemnity is a legal document that protects a public official from being held liable for their official acts. It can also refer to an initial pleading by a plaintiff to require another party, such as an insurance company, to discharge the plaintiff's liability to a third person.

1. In the past, an annual bill of indemnity was passed by Parliament to protect officeholders who unintentionally failed to take a required oath from being held responsible for their actions in an official capacity. This law was replaced by the Promissory Oaths Act in 1868.

2. A police officer who uses reasonable force to apprehend a suspect is protected by a bill of indemnity from being sued for assault or battery.

3. A construction company may require a subcontractor to sign a bill of indemnity to protect themselves from any liability arising from the subcontractor's work.

These examples illustrate how a bill of indemnity can provide legal protection to individuals or organizations from being held responsible for certain actions or events.

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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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