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willful negligence

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A quick definition of willful negligence:

Willful negligence refers to a situation where someone intentionally and knowingly fails to fulfill their legal duty. This means that they are aware of their responsibilities but choose to ignore them. Willfulness does not necessarily mean that the person has bad intentions, but it goes beyond just knowing what they should do. It involves a deliberate decision to act in a certain way, even if it means breaking the law or causing harm to others.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Willful negligence is a type of negligence where a person intentionally disregards a known legal duty. It involves acting purposely or by design, with deliberateness and intention.

For example, if a doctor intentionally fails to provide proper medical care to a patient, knowing that it could cause harm or injury, it would be considered willful negligence. Similarly, if a driver intentionally ignores traffic rules and causes an accident, it would also be considered willful negligence.

Willfulness does not necessarily imply malice, but it involves more than just knowledge. It is a voluntary and intentional violation of a known legal duty.

willful neglect | willful wrong

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JapaneseMacaque

20:55

MIAMI A

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:55

How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:56

CONGRATS MACAQUE!

JapaneseMacaque

20:57

TY

jackfrost11770

20:59

got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack

jackfrost11770

20:59

ALSO CONGRATS!

texaslawhopefully

21:03

Congrats1!

Ratratta

21:15

Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.

Ratratta

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

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

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??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

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

JazzyGazelle

0:59

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.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

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