👉 In legal terms, a "nonextenuating" argument is an argument that does not rely on other people's actions or behavior to support their position. It is often used in cases where one party has the advantage of being able to influence another party's actions or decisions, but the other party objects to such influence.
For example, if someone is trying to argue that a company should be held responsible for damages caused by an employee who intentionally causes harm, they might use the argument that the employee
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