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A quick definition of willful:

Term: Willful

Definition: Willful means doing something on purpose, with the intention of achieving a specific result. It is different from doing something by accident or without knowing what you are doing. The meaning of willful depends on the situation it is used in. For example, in criminal law, it means doing something intentionally, while in workers' compensation, it means doing something recklessly or with knowledge. In tort law, a willful tort is a deliberate and conscious act of harm.

A more thorough explanation:

The term willful refers to actions that are done intentionally, consciously, voluntarily, and with the intention of achieving a specific outcome. The meaning of the term "willful" varies depending on the context in which it is used.

  • Criminal Law: In criminal law, "willful" refers to an act or omission that is done intentionally, deliberately, or designedly, as opposed to an act or omission done accidentally, inadvertently, or innocently. For example, if someone intentionally steals something, it would be considered a willful act of theft.
  • Workers' Compensation Acts: In the context of workers' compensation, willful misconduct means that the misconduct was done purposely, with knowledge, or that the misconduct was of such a character as to evince a reckless disregard of consequences. For example, if an employee intentionally ignores safety protocols and gets injured as a result, it would be considered willful misconduct.
  • Bankruptcy Law: In bankruptcy law, willful default is an intentional failure to respond to litigation. For example, if someone intentionally ignores a court summons, it would be considered a willful default.
  • Tort Law: In tort law, a "willful" tort is a tort that is committed in an intentional and conscious way. For example, if someone intentionally harms another person, it would be considered a willful tort.

These examples illustrate how the term "willful" is used in different legal contexts to describe intentional actions or omissions. In each example, the term "willful" is used to distinguish intentional behavior from accidental or innocent behavior.

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pinkandblue
11:40
my gooner keeps gooning
noreaster
11:41
that’s what they do
NightHawkBird
11:41
Stupid question what is r&r
noreaster
11:41
Retake (the LSAT) and reapply
pinkandblue
11:41
retest and reapply
NightHawkBird
11:41
Thank you I keep seeing it on Reddit and I had no clue
DigiFartHoe
11:42
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA why would anyone ever retake this test when BLM hackers are setting the scores?
noreaster
11:42
They still stalking ur linkedin dig?
pinkandblue
11:43
(yes, yes they are)
DigiFartHoe
11:44
It is like they say, lsat used to be like 1.3 tries per person, now it is like 3+ lmfao bet lsac loves alllllll that new revenue that the board can use to hire proctor companies they own. Wonder if they are incentivized to give scores below what the person got to make them take it again/pay LSAC again? Also yes, they actually deleted it on me the other day lmfao
noreaster
11:45
Oh no they deleted your linkedin? How will you get a job now?
DigiFartHoe
11:48
My dude, you dont use linkedin to find jobs, you use it to see pages, like exporter groups and the posts they make, finance management group pages showing new software you will want to be trained on not to be obsolete, etc. Also, i have 30+ family members i can hit up whenever i want for a job, but i am already set. Not all of us are 22 year old kids with no real world experience lmfao like i get it, you cant wait to quit starbucks!!!!
legallybrunettelily
11:48
what is going on here
pinkandblue
11:48
digi is old reveallllllllllllll omg
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
11:50
Starbucks is more "real world experience" than hitting up "30+ family members" for a job :)
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
11:51
Prior service industry work is a strong predictor of success in law school
noreaster
11:51
Oh no how will you find an exporter group?
DigiFartHoe
11:52
And on another note, i and believe many others, would gladly pay say $750 to have our test be paper, marked in front of us, and disclosed. That way you can see if your 179 paper score is what they put on your digital profile. Surely 3x current test cost accounts for the costs associated with additional test development that can only be used once as opposed to several times. haha yeah keep telling yourself that, wagie - i make people like u do life threatening activities in a sweatshop to lower costs. @para AHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAhA calm down dean z, still got imposter syndrome 50 years later eh?
noreaster
11:56
I’m really worried that you won’t be able to find software you want to be trained on to not be obsolete anymore. Will you promise me you’ll still go look for it so you don’t become obsolete?
llama
11:58
@DigiFartHoe: Also really worried that you will not be using CRM 6.9.v420 and will loose out on market share.
noreaster
11:59
Llama you and I have so much in common
llama
11:59
Also, unrelated but ya lunch is ready king, com'on get it while its fresh ;)
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llama
12:00
@noreaster: bruh i infect all around me with my virulent hivemind, no one is safe. Someone or other plz lock me up and toss the key into an abyss
llama
12:01
@JupitersMoons: call me Mnene bc I a beta moon who orbits Jupiter
DigiFartHoe
12:01
@llama: you people are idiots, that is just an example - think learning a new language or way to use the language or you arent a swe anymore cuz the 22 year olds all are trained on that and so is sr management who is shifting it taht way for reasons.
DigiFartHoe
12:03
Not a critical task, but this can be seen with the memes around "wahhh i make 10% of what my boss does who needs me to make PDFs for him:
llama
12:03
@DigiFartHoe: While I do not doubt your first premise, I take issue with your assertion that you can learn a new language when typing English common on a keyboard seems to be a daunting task (no offense, plz dont hit me), also glass haus.
DigiFartHoe
12:04
Once again you prove you are a naïve, inexperienced child - this refers to coding languages, which the term "swe" indicates. What you get on RC?
llama
12:04
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