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  2. Force majeure - Wikipedia

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    Article 7.1.7 of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts provides for a form of force majeure similar, but not identical, to the common law and civil law concepts of the term: relief from performance is granted "if that party proves that the non-performance was due to an impediment beyond its control and that it could not ...

  3. Failure to appear - Wikipedia

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    To make this claim successfully, the defendant must not have contributed to the uncontrollable circumstances and must have "appeared or surrendered as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist". [15] An "uncontrollable circumstance" can either be physical or mental, the latter of which courts refer to as "duress". [17]

  4. Presumed Innocent (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the novel he reflects on various relationships in his life: with his late father, a closed-off, angry man; with Nico, a friendship that soured due to uncontrollable circumstances; with Barbara, a volatile mixture of devotion and disdain; and Carolyn, which he has struggled to define since its end.

  5. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    Stressors are more likely to affect the health of an individual when they are "chronic, highly disruptive, or perceived as uncontrollable". [10] In psychology , researchers generally classify the different types of stressors into four categories: 1) crises/catastrophes, 2) major life events, 3) daily hassles/microstressors, and 4) ambient ...

  6. Moral luck - Wikipedia

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    Moral luck describes circumstances whereby a ... The only disparity is an external uncontrollable event. ... even though that selfishness is almost certainly due in ...

  7. Pregnant Indiana Woman, 25, Has Been Missing for More Than a ...

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    More than a month after Emma Baum went missing, her family is still looking for answers. The 25-year-old woman was last seen on Oct. 10 in Gary, Indiana, on 25th Avenue and Connecticut Street, ABC ...

  8. Insanity defense - Wikipedia

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    Depending on jurisdiction, circumstances and crime, intoxication may be a defense, a mitigating factor or an aggravating factor. However, most jurisdictions differentiate between voluntary intoxication and involuntary intoxication. [24] In some cases, intoxication (usually involuntary intoxication) may be covered by the insanity defense. [25]

  9. Learned helplessness - Wikipedia

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    Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. It was initially thought to be caused by the subject's acceptance of their powerlessness, by way of their discontinuing attempts to escape or avoid the aversive stimulus, even when such alternatives are unambiguously presented.