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A quick definition of defective:

Term: Defective

Definition: Defective means something is broken or not working properly. This can happen to things like toys, machines, or even legal documents. For example, a toy might be defective if it doesn't do what it's supposed to do, or a legal document might be defective if it's missing important information. When something is defective, it can be dangerous or not useful, and might need to be fixed or replaced.

A more thorough explanation:

The term defective refers to something that is not able to perform its intended function due to an error or flaw. In legal contexts, the term can be used in various ways:

In products liability cases, a product is considered defective if it is not reasonably fit, suitable, and safe for its intended or foreseeable purposes. For example, a car with faulty brakes that fail to stop the vehicle is defective.

Under strict liability, a thing is defective if it is unreasonably dangerous, meaning that it is more dangerous than an ordinary person would expect. For instance, a toy that poses a choking hazard to young children is defective.

A charging document, such as a criminal complaint, is defective if it omits a vital element that identifies the crime. However, not all facts surrounding an offense are vital elements. For example, a complaint charging theft must allege that the defendant took property belonging to another person without permission.

An indictment is defective and subject to dismissal if it alleges a violation of an unconstitutional statute. For instance, if a state passes a law that violates the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, an indictment based on that law would be defective.

These examples illustrate how the term defective is used in different legal contexts to describe something that is unable to fulfill its intended purpose due to an error or flaw.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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
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