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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of death:

Death: When a living thing stops being alive and all its body functions stop. This can happen because of old age, sickness, accidents, or other reasons. Sometimes people use different words like "decease" or "demise" to talk about death. There are different types of death, like natural death from old age or sickness, or violent death from accidents or attacks. When someone dies, it means they are not alive anymore and cannot move, breathe, or feel anything.

A more thorough explanation:

Death is the end of life and the stopping of all vital functions and signs. It can be referred to as decease or demise. There are different types of death, including:

  • Accidental death: This is a death that occurs unexpectedly and is not intended or foreseeable.
  • Brain death: This is the condition where there is no response to external stimuli, no spontaneous movements, no breathing, no reflexes, and a flat reading on a machine that measures the brain's electrical activity.
  • Civil death: This is the loss of rights, such as the right to vote, make contracts, inherit, and sue, by a person who has been outlawed or convicted of a serious crime.
  • Natural death: This is bodily death from causes other than accident or violence.
  • Violent death: This is death accelerated by human intervention and resulting from a sharp blow, explosion, gunfire, or the like.
  • An example of accidental death is a person who dies in a car accident.
  • An example of brain death is a person who is in a coma and shows no signs of brain activity.
  • An example of civil death is a person who has been convicted of a serious crime and loses their right to vote or make contracts.
  • An example of natural death is a person who dies of old age or a disease.
  • An example of violent death is a person who is shot and killed.

These examples illustrate the different types of death and how they can occur.

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HopefullyInLawSchool
16:06
it means you will not be rejected today and may be accepted or WL in the future
Just got my Michigan rejection
BookwormBroker
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same
RoaldDahl
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@HopefullyInLawSchool: what if i already got rejected. does it mean anything
HopefullyInLawSchool
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@RoaldDahl: Likely not however it could mean nothing
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16:15
So if it means nothing does that mean something?
HopefullyInLawSchool
16:17
Possibly
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Cool
RoaldDahl
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thank you!!!! i hope it means something
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Did anyone else get that random get to know nova email?
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17:21
Ya it was sent to all YM applicants
starfishies
17:37
Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet
17:38
Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month
starfishies
17:38
Wtf
starfishies
17:39
and the deadline is in like a week what is this
any cardozo movement?
BatmanBeyond
18:01
Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response
BatmanBeyond
18:02
This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache
loci already?
BatmanBeyond
18:09
If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers
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I got the same NDLS email
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I think the user profiles are broken
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Any word out of Notre Dame?
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Only the invitation to apply for LSE
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Anyone received a decision from NDLS?
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when did u guys apply that just heard from umich? they havent even glanced at my app yet
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how am i supposed to spy on people when profile links are broken?
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