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Simple English definitions for legal terms

physical impossibility

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A quick definition of physical impossibility:

Physical impossibility means that something cannot happen or be done because it is impossible. For example, if someone promised to deliver a package but the package was destroyed, they cannot be held responsible for not delivering it. This is because it was physically impossible for them to do so. The same goes for if a law prevents someone from doing something or if they become too sick to perform a task. However, if something is just too difficult or expensive, that is not considered physical impossibility.

A more thorough explanation:

Physical impossibility refers to a situation where something cannot occur, exist, or be done due to a fact or circumstance. In legal terms, physical impossibility can excuse contractual performance or prevent the commission of a crime.

  • If a construction company is hired to build a house, but the land where the house was supposed to be built is destroyed by a natural disaster, it would be physically impossible for the company to complete the project. This would excuse their performance under the contract.
  • If someone attempts to pick an empty pocket, it would be physically impossible for them to commit the crime of theft. This is an example of factual impossibility, which is not a defense to the crime of attempt.

These examples illustrate how physical impossibility can affect contractual performance and criminal activity. In the first example, the physical impossibility of building the house due to the destroyed land would excuse the construction company's performance. In the second example, the physical impossibility of committing theft due to an empty pocket would not be a defense to the crime of attempt.

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JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
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it's like p much impossible to get in if you don't do it according to the deans lol
like i mean it's probs possible but. very rare
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
SO WHY DO THEY CALL IT
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
OPTIONAL
mind games
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
WHY DO SCHOOLS DO THIS
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
the illusion of chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
choice
there's an infamous dude on reddit who literally got into every t14 like HYS but got WL at northwestern and he's like it's definitely because he didn't do the interview lol
and he had like 180 lol
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:59
maybe YP?
Dkk
2:22
@jackfrost11770: "do the northwestern thing" ? very sad.
Dkk
2:23
@jackfrost11770: that'smy Army buddy who got rejected from NW.
Dkk
2:24
He did not have 180. 170.
Dkk
2:25
Northwestern is an Ohio trainwreck and the staff there should consider the gun,
4:18
^ HAHAHAHA
4:19
Jackfrost has a point though, a good way to stand out with your apps is to do as much "optional" stuff as possible, including the interview
4:20
This goes for NU's Kira as much as it does, for example, ASU's 1-minute "elevator pitch" video
Dkk
4:22
Indeed indeed @renard
Dkk
4:36
Man my butthole is on fire from that Carolina Reaper. 1:36 AM fire farts.
6:18
^is this satire? wtf this is really poorly written lmao
[] baddestbunny
9:49
when someone describes something as "classic LSAT Demon" I tend to assume that is code for "this thing sucks"
Dkk
10:29
I dont know.
Dkk
10:29
I dont know.
[] baddestbunny
10:30
Defining “postmodernism” is a daunting task. One commentator has likened it to “trying to nail gelatin to a wall.” Part of the difficulty is postmodernism’s heterogeneity. As Angela Harris has noted, “There are as many different definitions of postmodernism as there are postmodernists.”
Dkk
10:36
Indeed, indeed!
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