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predisposition

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A quick definition of predisposition:

Term: PREDISPOSITION

Definition: Predisposition means that someone is more likely to do something because they have a natural tendency or inclination towards it. For example, if someone has a predisposition towards being athletic, they may be more likely to enjoy and excel in sports. In legal terms, if someone has a predisposition towards committing a crime, it can weaken their argument that they were tricked into doing it by law enforcement.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Predisposition refers to a person's natural tendency or inclination to do something. This can be used in a legal context to describe a person's inclination towards criminal behavior, which can weaken their claim of being entrapped.

Example 1: A person with a family history of alcoholism may have a predisposition towards addiction.

Example 2: In a court case, a defendant may claim that they were entrapped by law enforcement into committing a crime. However, if the defendant had a pre-existing predisposition towards that type of criminal behavior, their claim of entrapment may not hold up in court.

These examples illustrate how predisposition can refer to both natural tendencies and legal arguments. It is important to consider a person's predisposition when evaluating their behavior or claims in certain situations.

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22:39
@splitty Oregon!
oh yay for what thats so random
JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:45
haha my brother and sister in law live there
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soyalmondoatmilk
8:38
good morning! hoping waves will come our wave today
8:42
GW wave today?
8:57
There’s someone I found on here with the username threeoutchange and if my understanding is correct that’s a reference to the debut album by a pretty cool 90s-00s Japanese band called Supercar. I geeked a little
8:57
It could just be a baseball reference I don’t get though lol
Dkk
9:00
@renard99: also, the same band that does a song in the anime Eureka 7 which I watched when I was like idk, 12
9:00
Yeah! They are pretty good. Three Out Change is an awesome J-rock record
Dkk
9:01
I will probably not listen to them more but fun fact. Really random to start the day. An omen that the waves will be very random today.
Dkk
9:03
Fuck, reading the wikipedia now. Literal last song they did before they broke up was Storywriter. Wow.
9:05
That one is a masterpiece
9:05
My favorite song by them is Recreation
glovediedthisishismom
9:05
snowing
Dkk
9:07
@renard99: man, hard to find.
Dkk
9:07
@glovediedthisishismom: Congrats on the snow.
Dkk
9:16
@renard99: Poetic and nice.
9:42
My name is renard99 and I just sent @babycat feet pics
glovediedthisishismom
9:42
nobody is at the office today they should let little glovey go home and watch harry potter
Dkk
9:49
Lmfao, Gross
Dkk
9:49
@glovediedthisishismom: Watch it at the office!
Dkk
9:50
Proton vpn and https://en.solarmovie-official.lol/
let little glovey go home!
babycat
9:55
it’s true he sent me feet pics (unsolicited!)
babycat
9:56
poor little glovey
babycat
9:56
it’s illegal to make you work on a snow day
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
9:57
Free feet pics sounds like you saved some money
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