Your total cholesterol level is in the Desirable range, but your level of bad LDL cholesterol is High. This may mean that your level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or good cholesterol, is too low. It is best to have a high level of good HDL and a low level of bad LDL. The HDL helps keep your LDL level in check. Ask your doctor for your HDL level.
Actus reus. A guilty (prohibited) act. The commission of a prohibited act is one of the two essential elements required for criminal liability, the other element being the intent to commit the crime. Sometimes the commission consists of a failure to act, such as in the failure to file income tax returns.
Chapter 13 Defenses to Intentional Torts Introductory Note. Just as with the negligence cases, the defendant may admit that his conduct met the legal definition that ordinarily imposes liability, but deny that he is liable because of some defense available to him. With intentional torts defenses are often called privileges; thus, an assault to defend oneself is often termed a privileged assault. This section considers the types of privileges that will justify or excuse the intentional infliction of harm upon another. Â§ A. Consent