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• Returning this from a non-private method
• Passing this as a parameter to a method belonging to another class
• Publishing this from the constructor of an object under construction
• Publishing this such that pieces of code beyond its current scope can obtain its reference
• Calling a non-final method from a constructor (MET32-J. Ensure that constructors do not call overridable methods)
• Overriding the finalizer of a non-final class when its construction ceases (OBJ32OBJ04-J. Do not allow partially initialized objects to be accessed). This is a special case of the previous point.

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