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A quick definition of casus:

Term: CASUS

Definition: Casus means a chance event that happens without anyone causing it. It can also refer to a situation that the people who made a law thought about when they wrote the law. This is different from casus omissus, which means a situation that the law doesn't cover.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Casus (kay-suhss) is a Latin term that has two meanings:

  1. An event that happens by chance, without any human intervention or fault. This is different from culpa, which refers to events caused by human error or fault, and dolus, which refers to events caused by intentional wrongdoing.
  2. A situation that was actually considered by lawmakers when they created a law that applies to that situation. This is the opposite of casus omissus, which refers to a situation that was not considered by lawmakers when they created a law.

Examples:

  • Example 1: A tree falls on a car during a storm, causing damage. This is an example of casus because it was an accident that happened without any human intervention or fault.
  • Example 2: A law that prohibits smoking in public places is a casus law because lawmakers considered the situation of people smoking in public places when they created the law.

These examples illustrate the two meanings of casus. In the first example, the event was an accident that happened without any human intervention or fault, which is the first meaning of casus. In the second example, lawmakers considered the situation of people smoking in public places when they created the law, which is the second meaning of casus.

casu proviso | casus amissionis

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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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
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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
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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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