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no-action letter

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A quick definition of no-action letter:

A no-action letter is a letter from a government agency that says they won't take action against someone if the facts they presented are true. People usually ask for these letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when they want to know if they can do something without getting in trouble, like selling stock or using certain marketing techniques.

No actus reus is a plea that a person makes when they say they didn't do a crime or that the harm caused by the crime wasn't their fault. It's like saying "I didn't do it" or "It wasn't my fault."

A more thorough explanation:

A no-action letter is a letter from a government agency that states that if the facts presented in a person's request for an agency ruling are accurate, the agency will not take any action against the person. This letter is typically requested from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on matters such as shareholder proposals, resales of stock, and marketing techniques.

Suppose a company wants to sell its stock to the public but is unsure if it complies with SEC regulations. The company can request a no-action letter from the SEC, which will review the facts presented and advise the agency not to take any action against the company if it is compliant.

No actus reus is a plea made by a criminal defendant who either denies involvement in a crime or argues that the harm suffered is too remote from the criminal act to be attributed to the defendant.

If a person is accused of stealing a car, but they can prove that they were out of the country at the time of the theft, they can plead no actus reus. This means that they did not commit the crime because they were not physically present when it occurred.

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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
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
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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