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A quick definition of furor brevis:

Furor Brevis: A sudden burst of intense anger, fear, or hatred caused by something someone else said or did. This strong emotion can sometimes be used as a defense in court to reduce a murder charge to manslaughter. It means that the person acted out of passion rather than reason, but they still knew what they were doing.

A more thorough explanation:

Furor brevis, also known as heat of passion, refers to a sudden and intense feeling of rage, terror, or hatred that is provoked by someone's words or actions. This strong emotional response can lead to impulsive and violent behavior.

Under common law, if a person commits a crime in the heat of passion, it can be considered a mitigating circumstance that may reduce a murder charge to manslaughter.

For example, if someone walks in on their spouse cheating and immediately kills the other person, they may be able to argue that they acted in the heat of passion and did not have the intent to commit murder.

However, it is important to note that the heat of passion must be extreme enough to temporarily override a person's ability to reason and make them act impulsively.

Overall, furor brevis is a legal concept that recognizes the powerful and often unpredictable nature of human emotions and their potential impact on criminal behavior.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
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
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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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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