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Difference in meaning between sentences: Injuries due to insanity or self... #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 25, 2008 18:47 pm   Difference in meaning between sentences: Injuries due to insanity or self...
 

1. Injuries due to insanity or self-infliction or conditions related to functional disorders of the mind, rest care or sanitaria care, drug addiction or alcoholism, communicable diseases required by law isolation or quarantine

2..Self inflicted injuries, regardless of state of mind and psychological and mental conditions including any addiction and dependence.

What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences?

Thanks in advance.
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difference in meaning between sentences #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 25, 2008 19:55 pm   difference in meaning between sentences
 

Note that they are not sentences, just hideously long noun phrases.

The first is more comprehensive. If I have the misfortune to sit next to someone on a train and end up with a communicable disease requiring quarentine, I seem to be covered by the first one, but it's not sefl-inflicted, so it is not covered by the second one. I don't really know what conditions related to sanitaria care may cover, but it seems to cover things that are not self-inflicted.
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difference in meaning between sentences #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 27, 2008 15:58 pm   difference in meaning between sentences
 

Thanks, Barb.
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