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Simple English definitions for legal terms

Negligence

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A quick definition of Negligence:

Negligence is when someone doesn't act with the same level of care that a normal person would in the same situation. This can be doing something wrong or not doing something they should have done. To prove negligence, four things need to be shown: the person had a duty to be careful, they didn't do what they were supposed to do, someone got hurt, and the person's actions caused the injury. If someone didn't do what they were supposed to do and someone got hurt, they might have to pay for the harm they caused.

A more thorough explanation:

Negligence is when someone fails to act with the level of care that a reasonable person would have in the same situation. This can include not doing something they should have done, or doing something they shouldn't have done.

There are four things that need to be proven to show that someone was negligent:

  1. The person had a legal duty to the other person
  2. The person breached that duty
  3. The other person was injured
  4. The breach caused the injury

For example, if a doctor fails to diagnose a patient's illness and the patient gets worse, the doctor may be considered negligent because they had a duty to diagnose the illness, they breached that duty by not doing so, the patient was injured, and the breach caused the injury.

Another example could be a business owner who doesn't clean up a spill on the floor, and a customer slips and falls. The business owner had a duty to keep the premises safe, they breached that duty by not cleaning up the spill, the customer was injured, and the breach caused the injury.

When determining whether someone was negligent, the court will consider how likely it was that harm would result, how severe the harm could be, and how easy it would be to prevent the harm. If it was likely that harm would result, the harm could be severe, and it would be easy to prevent the harm, then the person may be considered negligent.

Negative Will | negligence per se

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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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
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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