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lucid interval

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A quick definition of lucid interval:

A lucid interval is a short time when someone who is usually not able to make decisions or understand things clearly suddenly becomes sane enough to do so. This can happen in cases where a person is legally insane or incompetent, but for a brief period, they regain enough mental capacity to make important decisions, such as signing a contract or executing a will. It can also refer to a period when someone understands the concept of marriage and its responsibilities.

A more thorough explanation:

A lucid interval is a brief period of time when a person who is usually mentally incompetent regains their sanity or mental capacity. During this time, they may have the legal ability to make decisions and act on their own behalf.

  • After suffering from a mental breakdown, John had a lucid interval where he was able to sign legal documents and make decisions for himself.
  • During her lucid interval, Mary understood the concept of marriage and was able to make the decision to get married.
  • Before passing away, Sarah had a lucid moment where she was able to execute a valid will, despite her usual incompetence.

These examples illustrate how a lucid interval can provide a temporary period of mental clarity for someone who is usually unable to make decisions or act on their own behalf. It is important to note that these intervals are brief and do not necessarily indicate a permanent improvement in mental capacity.

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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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