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verbal-act doctrine

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A quick definition of verbal-act doctrine:

The verbal-act doctrine is a rule that says if someone says something while doing something that could have a legal effect, what they said can be used as evidence in court if it helps explain what they were doing. This only applies if what they were doing is important to the case and if what they said helps explain why it matters.

A more thorough explanation:

The verbal-act doctrine is a legal rule that allows the use of spoken words to give legal significance to a person's actions. This means that if someone says something while performing an action that could have legal consequences, those words can be used as evidence in court.

For example, if someone hands over a piece of property to another person and says "I give this to you as a gift," the verbal-act doctrine would allow those words to be used as evidence that a gift was intended. Similarly, if someone signs a contract and says "I agree to these terms," those words can be used to show that the person intended to be bound by the contract.

The verbal-act doctrine applies when the words spoken are equivocal in nature, meaning that they are not clear or unambiguous on their own. In these cases, the words can help give legal significance to the person's actions.

Overall, the verbal-act doctrine is an important legal principle that helps ensure that spoken words are given their proper legal weight when they accompany actions that could have legal consequences.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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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?
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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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