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Simple English definitions for legal terms

death

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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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babycat
16:37
I'm guessing you don't have a sibling named babycat but I hope I still make you marginally happier than normal despite this
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:38
maybe he has a babycat
babycat
16:38
I think everyone should have a babycat
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:39
im allergic to baby cats >:(
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:40
I used to have a babycat, I only got allergies after he died
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:40
I think he’s haunting me
babycat
16:40
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babycat
16:40
that's too bad
babycat
16:40
you still have me though <3
@babycat: you make my day marginally happier with your scathing wit
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New Father John Misty album out today
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People saying it’s his best yet by far
babycat
16:45
what would I do without you renard99
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i have 4 (baby) cats!
16:46
Damn you know her sarcasm is meant to be scathing when she calls me by my full username and not just Renard
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:47
@jackfrost11770: FOUR?!??
16:48
I’m only teasing Babycat ily I’ll be seeing you in [REDACTED] very very soon
YES
and they're all rescues from breeders so they're all long haired persians .... w flat faces ....
they're all runts cause breeders just ... dispose of them (:(((() so they're all super tiny
literal babies
babycat
16:49
ily2 renard99
initiallaw
16:49
omg so cute
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:51
@jackfrost11770: IM SO JEALOUS
2big2fail
16:52
perhaps peggerdine this evening
2big2fail
16:52
but then again, perhaps not
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:53
damn no ucla wave
16:56
Hey guys! chance me 340/340GRE- 2 years work experience at PIL and wrote compelling statements. but my masters gpa is kinda 3.1 because I was domestically abused. :p
babycat
16:59
schools mostly care about your undergrad GPA
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