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  2. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    "Sorry" or "Excuse me" Kannada: ಶತಾಯುಸ್ಸು if the sneezer is young. Otherwise the sneezer takes the name of the lord. "Long life"; literally "A hundred years" It is uncommon to acknowledge an adult sneezing, and it is customary not to say anything at all. Kashubian: Na zdar or na zdrowié "Health" Dzãkujã "Thank you" Prost

  3. Excuse - Wikipedia

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    A state may say that no threat should force a person deliberately to break the law, particularly if this breach will cause loss or damage to a third person. Alternatively, a state may take the view that even though people may have ordinary levels of courage, they may nevertheless be coerced into agreeing to break the law and this human weakness ...

  4. Breaching experiment - Wikipedia

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    The second condition tested the hypothesis that subjects gave up their seats because they assumed the experimenter had some important reason for requesting it. To rule out this assumption, experimenters were instructed to ask "Excuse me.

  5. Rationalization (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    It is an attempt to find reasons for behaviors, especially one's own. [2] Rationalizations are used to defend against feelings of guilt, maintain self-respect, and protect oneself from criticism. Rationalization happens in two steps: A decision, action, judgement is made for a given reason, or no (known) reason at all.

  6. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  7. Justifiable homicide - Wikipedia

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    According to Black's Law Dictionary justifiable homicide applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense. [1]The term "legal intervention" is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. [2]

  8. Pretext - Wikipedia

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    A pretext (adj.: pretextual) is an excuse to do something or say something that is not accurate. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rationale behind actions and words.

  9. Self-justification - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, students who did not cheat may have justified a lack of success on the test, too: “My morals don't allow me to cheat,” or “Cheating is never right.” In both instances, the student is trying to justify their actions and retain their self-concept. This experiment shows potential dangers of self-justification.