Man A. starts a fire at a restaurant, then leaves.

Man B. sees the fire, and pours gasoline on it. The resulting explosion kills everyone in the restaurant.

Who’s responsible for the deaths of the patrons? Man A., or Man B.?

In insurance, “comparative negligence” refers to shared liability, but that’s not what I’m after.

Is there a legal term or theory that best describes or applies to this situation? One that assigns blame either to one party, or the other, or both? –Probably some kind of latin term (?).

Seems to me that the issue of “inevitability” comes into play:

It’s *possible* some may have died due to the fire being set, but it’s also *possible* all could have escaped without injury. But it’s reasonably *inevitable*, that after an explosion, all within a certain distance would be killed.

–Why am I right, or wrong?

It helps with vocabulary in many languages, as it is the root for many languages. Particularly the “love” languages. I took latin for years and while I don’t speak it, it has helped me figure out languages in other places much more easily. It has also given me a better understanding of english because I can use the latin roots to figure out a word that I don’t know the meaning of.

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Originally, during Jesus’ time most people in the middle east (the place where Jesus lived) spoke the Semitic language. Especially Aramaic, which is similar to Arabic, so the language that Muslim religious leaders speak are more accurate than the pope’s. On my opinion, I think it doesn’t matter what language you speak to god, just as long as your praying. But, all I want to know is why does the people of the roman catholic church have to speak Latin?

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The Latin language is not actually dead but it is frail and weak and is trying to exist in this world although only a few people specifically priests and those in Rome are the only ones who know of and is practicing this language. A language, like civilization only dies when no one is using it or practicing it such that it will be forgotten.

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For those who don’t know, INRI is an abbreviation for IESVS·NAZARENVS·REX·IVDÆORVM, a Latin Phrase meaning “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”. Pilate’s men put it on Jesus’ cross to mock him, sort of a “look at your king now.”
Given that it was intended to mock him, isn’t it a slap in the face to your God to include it in modern representations?
(In some Orthodox Churches, it’s INBI, for the Greek version of it. Or INBK, or INB?, but it’s all roughly the same, and the intent was the same: Mock Jesus.)
Or is it about spite? “You mocked him, but he had the last laugh” sort of thing?

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Do they have different meanings or are they interchangable? Also, my guess is that they are both initials for Latin words… bonus “atta boys” or “atta girls” for whomever can enlighten me.

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and what was the reason for Italian becoming the native language of Italy
thanks

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How can people who don’t speak Latin claim to have the Roman Empire’s language (Latin) in their blood?
If it’s about the Spanish race, then why not just say European or Spaniard?

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I should clarify that I love *all* languages, French being my favorite foreign language thus far. — But I am increasingly fascinated by Latin, and I am looking for some resources with which I might study it. Tutors and classes, while the most compelling options, are not practical in this case.
So how do you suggest I learn this dead language on my own?

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