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A quick definition of body:

Body: The body can mean different things depending on the context. It can refer to the main part of a written law or document, a collection of laws, or an artificial person created by the law. It can also refer to a group of people, such as a student body or a legislative body. In legal terms, it can also refer to the main part of a claim or lawsuit.

A more thorough explanation:

Body can refer to:

  1. The main part of a written document, such as a law or legal complaint.
  2. A collection of laws, also known as a body of laws.
  3. An artificial person created by a legal authority, such as a corporation.
  4. An aggregate of individuals or groups, such as a body politic.
  5. A deliberative assembly, such as a legislative body.
  6. An aggregate of individuals or groups, such as a student body.
  7. The main part of a claim.

One example of body is the main part of a law, which comes after the title and preamble. This part of the law contains the actual rules and regulations that must be followed.

Another example is a corporation, which is an artificial person created by a legal authority. This means that a corporation has many of the same rights and responsibilities as a real person, such as the ability to enter into contracts and sue or be sued.

A third example is a student body, which is an aggregate of individuals or groups who attend a particular school. This can include all students at the school, or just a specific group of students such as the senior class.

These examples illustrate how body can refer to different types of entities, including written documents, legal entities, and groups of people.

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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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