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peril

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A quick definition of peril:

Peril means being in danger of getting hurt, losing something important, or suffering damage. It's like being in a risky situation where bad things could happen. Sometimes, we can't avoid danger without someone else's help. For example, if someone is driving recklessly and we can't get out of the way, we might need them to stop to avoid getting hurt. In some cases, even if we did something wrong, we can still ask for help if the other person had the last chance to prevent harm but didn't do anything to stop it. This is called the last-clear-chance doctrine.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Peril refers to the exposure to the risk of injury, damage, or loss. It is a danger that one cannot avoid without another's help.

Example: The perils of driving without a seatbelt include the risk of serious injury or death in the event of an accident.

Explanation: This example illustrates how driving without a seatbelt exposes a person to the risk of injury or death, which is a peril. It also shows how the danger can be avoided by using a seatbelt.

Last-Clear-Chance Doctrine: This is a legal rule that applies in some cases of negligence. It states that a plaintiff who was partially responsible for their own harm can still recover damages from the defendant if the defendant had the last opportunity to prevent the harm but failed to do so. This doctrine allows the plaintiff to rebut the defense of contributory negligence.

Example: If a pedestrian is jaywalking and gets hit by a car, but the driver had a clear chance to avoid hitting them and failed to do so, the driver may still be held liable for the pedestrian's injuries under the last-clear-chance doctrine.

Explanation: This example shows how the last-clear-chance doctrine applies in a situation where both the pedestrian and the driver were partially responsible for the accident. The doctrine allows the plaintiff (the pedestrian) to recover damages from the defendant (the driver) because the defendant had the last opportunity to prevent the harm but failed to do so.

periculum | peril of the sea

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jackfrost11770
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For ED and their last wave of decisions it was an email all at once
GreyCeaselessMammoth
14:22
ugh
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jackfrost11770
14:22
Ugh
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14:22
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ReminiscentZestyFish
14:23
Small ahh wave
GreyCeaselessMammoth
14:23
yeah the smallness of this wave makes me think there might be more to come? am i being crazy? only one wave a month it should be a tsunami rn
14:24
@jackfrost11770: chillll it still early in the cycle, especially relative to this and last yearrrr
its also still early in the day
i think theres def more waves todayu
StillDoingMyBest
14:25
do y'all think the lsat is easier or harder without the logic games
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14:25
ppl prob need a few minutes to update their results
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14:26
dye it grey plz
or ppiece a new whole
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jackfrost11770
14:27
I do think that vandy does hella small waves if not even individual decisions
jackfrost11770
14:27
Tex got WL randomly and he was like, the only one
jackfrost11770
14:27
On a Sunday
GreyCeaselessMammoth
14:27
jack that makes me feel better
ReminiscentZestyFish
14:27
Closed on Sunday
ReminiscentZestyFish
14:27
you my Chic Fil A
jackfrost11770
14:27
My hair is dyed silver
jackfrost11770
14:27
It's fading tho I'm getting it redyed next week
14:27
silver hair is the future. u heard it here first folks
ive gone black, blonde tips, light brown, red, pruplish red, another shade of red before
lilypadfrog
14:28
@StillDoingMyBest: i think removal of logic games makes it easier to start at a baseline solid score, harder to get a high score
i wanna get a new color
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