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bail to the action

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A quick definition of bail to the action:

Bail to the action is when someone promises to pay money or give something valuable to the court to get someone out of jail. This is done so that the person can go home and come back to court later. If the person doesn't come back to court, the person who promised to pay the money or give something valuable will have to pay the court instead. It's like borrowing something from a friend and promising to give it back later, but if you don't give it back, you have to pay for it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Bail to the action is a type of surety bond that a civil defendant arrested during a lawsuit can provide to secure their release. The bail to the action is responsible for paying the judgment or surrendering the defendant into custody if they lose the lawsuit.

Example: John is a civil defendant who was arrested during a lawsuit. He provided bail to the action to secure his release. If John loses the lawsuit, his bail to the action will be responsible for paying the judgment or surrendering John into custody.

This example illustrates how bail to the action works. It is a type of surety bond that allows a civil defendant to secure their release during a lawsuit. The bail to the action is responsible for ensuring that the defendant appears in court and pays the judgment if they lose the lawsuit.

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oh so you submitted the apps with a lower lsat and then retook
got it
Bettercaulsaul
13:33
Most schools will hold your application for the next test score to be released into your account as well. I was notified by an admissions director that if a decision is processed they will not retroactively go back for the new score even if higher
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
13:34
I vote NEL-Boston so we can be friends :D
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
13:34
But it says you withdrew?? :(
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
13:41
@Bettercaulsaul: in my experience, there is often an option on the application for you to choose whether you'd like them to review your application as-is ASAP or hold it until your new score is released. but it probably varies by school—I just remember seeing that option on at least a few app forms
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While I am unsure of what option you are referring to, I personally just emailed each school and asked for them to hold my app pending my lsat score release.
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Sorry WNE = Western New England not NEL|B
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hey y'all so im gonna be honest im completely new to all this, i kinda bullshitted and took the LSAT and i have no clue what my odds are of getting into schools. 163 LSAT, 3.17 GPA, and a double major in undergrad i may write about in an addendum
Based on the list I see you made on your profile, you will need to make significant LSAT improvement for those schools to be contenders. Your primary focus should probably be working to get your LSAT practice tests up to a number you are happy with before you retest, and then test until you get a score you like. Don't rush an application cycle or apply late since those will hurt your odds of getting into your school as a splitter. Good luck!
oh that was literally just random stuff i dont know how this works
thank you so much!
im retaking in 4 days, and maybe again in august, and i was gonna apply to see what i got, and if i didnt like it i was going to wait till next cycle and work on improving my GPA
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Could be depending on those softs
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