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A quick definition of contrectatio:

Term: CONTRECTATIO

Definition: Contrectatio is a fancy word that means touching or handling someone else's things without their permission and with the intention of taking, misusing, or keeping them. It's worse than just taking something without asking, and in ancient Roman law, it was considered a type of theft. The plural form of contrectatio is contrectationes.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Contrectatio (kon-trek-tay-shee-oh), n. [from Latin contrectare “to touch or handle”] is a historical term that refers to the act of laying hands on another person's property with the intention of taking, misappropriating, or misusing it. This term implies a greater culpability than simply taking property without the owner's permission and, under Roman law, was an element of theft (furtum). The plural form of contrectatio is contrectationes (kon-trek-tay-shee-oh-neez).

Example 1: John was caught stealing money from his colleague's wallet. His act of contrectatio was evident as he was seen touching and taking the money without permission.

Example 2: Mary was accused of contrectatio when she was found using her company's equipment for her personal use without authorization.

These examples illustrate how contrectatio involves not only taking someone else's property without permission but also physically handling or touching it with the intention of misusing it. This term was used in Roman law to distinguish theft from other forms of property offenses.

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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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[] 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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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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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.
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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??
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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