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year and a day

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A quick definition of year and a day:

A year and a day is a time period that starts on a certain date and ends on the same date the following year. It is important because it is the amount of time allowed for certain legal claims and crimes to be prosecuted. The term comes from the fact that a year traditionally ends on December 31, not January 1. It is also known as "year and day."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A period of time that starts on a specific date and ends on the same date the following year. For example, January 1 to January 1 of the next year. This term is used in law to refer to the statute of limitations for certain claims and crimes.

Example: In some states, the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury claim is "year and day." This means that the injured person has one year and one day from the date of the accident to file a claim.

Illustrative caselaw: Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001) is an example of a case where the "year and day" rule was applied. In this case, the defendant was charged with murder, but the victim died more than a year and a day after the alleged crime. The court ruled that the defendant could not be charged with murder because the "year and day" rule had expired.

See also: Year and a day rule

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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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