The inexperience is the opposite of the expertise, that is, the ability or dexterity to perform an action. It is said that someone is inexperienced in relation to an activity when they are especially clumsy in their execution, when they lack sufficient experience or in those cases in which not enough attention is paid.
Synonymous terms abound in Spanish, such as ineptitude, incompetence or clumsiness.
Demosthenes and his initial inability as a speaker
Demosthenes lived in Athens in the 4th 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 public speaking and, on the other hand, he stuttered and had a very high-pitched tone of voice.
When he gave his first speech, the audience laughed at him, as his awkward speech made him nervous and nervousness made him stutter even more than usual. His evident 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 is reckless as a result of his inexperience, his lack of ability cannot be considered as a defense in court.
In legal terms, one speaks of recklessness or negligence. Reckless conduct is understood to be that which is carried out without adequate precaution. Negligence is any action carried out in an irregular manner and contrary to an established rule (for example, if a driver does not respect a red traffic light or if a doctor does not comply with the established protocol to heal a patient).
In the area of criminal law, 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 Roman law, it is affirmed 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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