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culpa

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A quick definition of culpa:

Culpa is a Latin word that means fault or negligence. It refers to when someone does something wrong without meaning to. For example, if you accidentally break something, that's culpa. There are different levels of culpa, from slight fault to grave fault. Negligence is another word for culpa, and it means not being careful enough to avoid causing harm to others. Negligence can be a basis for a lawsuit if someone is hurt because of it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Culpa is a Latin term used in Roman and civil law to refer to fault, neglect, or negligence that results in unintentional harm or wrong. It is conduct that makes a party to a contract or quasi-contract liable to the other party. There are different types of culpa, including:

Examples: An example of culpa is a doctor who fails to diagnose a patient's illness correctly, resulting in harm to the patient. Another example is a driver who fails to stop at a red light and causes an accident. In both cases, the harm caused was unintentional, but it was a result of the negligent conduct of the doctor and the driver, respectively.

These examples illustrate how culpa refers to conduct that falls below the legal standard established to protect others against unreasonable risk of harm. It is a failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in a similar situation.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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