Concept in Definition ABC

The inexperience is the opposite of the expertise, that is, the skill or skill to perform an action. It is said that someone is inexperienced in relation to an activity when they are especially clumsy in its execution, when he lacks sufficient experience or in those cases in which he does not provide enough attention.

Synonymous terms abound in Spanish, such as ineptitude, incompetence or clumsiness.

Demosthenes and his initial inexperience as a speaker

Demosthenes lived in Athens in the fourth century BC. C. From a very young age he dreamed of becoming a great speaker. However, he had two problems that seemed insurmountable: he could not pay a teacher to teach him the art of oratory and, on the other hand, he was a stutterer and had a very high-pitched voice.

When he gave his first speech, the audience laughed at him, for his clumsiness in talking about him made her nervous and her nerves made her stutter even more than usual. His obvious lack of skill in the use of language did not make him abandon his project. From that moment he began a hard training to

learn to speak in public.

So that no one would see him speaking aloud, he isolated himself for months. He would put small stones in his mouth and try again and again to articulate the words correctly and with the right tone of voice. Another of his techniques consisted of placing a knife in his mouth and trying to speak at the same time. With great tenacity and long training Demosthenes overcame his limitations and became one of the best orators in the Athenian assembly. With his speeches he tried to make the Athenians oppose the expansionist zeal of Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great.

In the field of law

If someone commits a imprudence As a consequence of his inexperience, his lack of ability cannot be considered as a defense in court.

In legal terms, one speaks of recklessness or negligence. It is understood by conduct Reckless is that which is carried out without adequate precaution. Negligence is any action carried out in an irregular manner and contrary to a rule established (for example, if a driver does not respect a red light or if a doctor does not follow the established protocol to heal a patient).

In the sphere of right criminal the concept of malpractice is related to the idea of ​​guilt. In other words, within a performance it usually implies guilt.

In a classical Latinism of the roman law it is stated that malpractice entails guilt (imperitia culpae adnumeratur). This implies that a fault for malpractice is punished in proportion to the damage or injury that has been caused.

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