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Simple English definitions for legal terms

state of nature

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A quick definition of state of nature:

The state of nature is a made-up idea of a time before people had organized governments. It's like a pretend world where there are no rules or leaders. Some people used to think that this time was really peaceful and happy, while others thought it was really scary and dangerous. But really, it just means a time before governments existed. People have always lived together in some way, but governments are a newer idea.

A more thorough explanation:

The state of nature refers to a time in human history before any type of organized political society existed. It is a fictional construct used to describe a lack of political organization.

Although human society has existed for as long as there have been humans, the state of nature is the absence of a society organized on the basis of physical force to constitute a state. It is not the absence of society altogether.

For example, imagine a group of people living on a deserted island without any form of government or laws. This would be considered a state of nature because there is no organized political society.

Another example could be a post-apocalyptic world where all forms of government have collapsed, and people are left to fend for themselves. This would also be considered a state of nature.

The state of nature is a useful concept for understanding the origins of political society and the role of government in society.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
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
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