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/sɪmˈplɪsɪtə/ · adverb
(philosophy, law, originally chiefly Scots law, Canadian law) Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition..
The charge was reduced from aggravated assault to assault simpliciter.
Leaving aside this report, I make the general observation firstly that the CA has pointed out in PP v UI [2008] 4 SLR(R) 500 […] that rape simpliciter "is already ‘an inherently odious and reprehensible act’… that exacts ‘irretrievable physical, emotional and psychological scars on [the] victim’” […]
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Simpliciter means (philosophy, law, originally chiefly Scots law, Canadian law) Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition..
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The charge was reduced from aggravated assault to assault simpliciter.
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