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innocent agent

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A quick definition of innocent agent:

An innocent agent is someone who unknowingly carries out a task for someone else. For example, if a person asks their friend to deliver a package without knowing that the package contains something illegal, the friend is an innocent agent. The innocent-construction rule is a legal principle that says if a statement is unclear or not harmful, it will be interpreted in a way that is not damaging to the person who made the statement.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: An innocent agent is someone who unknowingly carries out an illegal or wrongful act on behalf of another person or entity.

For example, if a company hires a contractor to do work for them, and the contractor ends up breaking the law while doing the work, the company may be considered an innocent agent because they did not know about the illegal activity.

The innocent-construction rule is a legal doctrine that states that if a statement is ambiguous or harmless, it will be given an innocuous interpretation. For instance, if someone makes a statement that could be interpreted as defamatory, but it is also possible to interpret it in a non-defamatory way, the innocent-construction rule would require the non-defamatory interpretation to be used.

For example, if someone says "I heard that John is a thief," this statement could be interpreted as defamatory. However, if it is also possible to interpret the statement as "I heard that John was accused of theft, but he was found not guilty," the innocent-construction rule would require the non-defamatory interpretation to be used.

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Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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