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conatus

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A quick definition of conatus:

Term: CONATUS

Definition: Conatus is a Latin word that means an attempt, especially to commit a crime.

A more thorough explanation:

CONATUS

Conatus (kə-nay-təs) is a Latin term that refers to an attempt, especially to commit a crime.

He was caught in the conatus of stealing a car.
The police arrested him for his conatus to rob a bank.

These examples illustrate how conatus is used to describe an attempt to commit a crime. In both cases, the individuals were caught in the act of trying to commit a crime, but had not yet succeeded. The term can also be used more broadly to describe any attempt or effort to achieve a goal.

CON | concealed debtor

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NosyBeagle

17:00

it is 4pm, time for nyt sudoku

TiredOfThisGrandpa

17:07

do you do the morning wordle

RasheedWallaceFan

17:14

Why is Southern Methodist not on my lsd page ever when I search my stats?

RasheedWallaceFan

17:14

Its the only school I dont see on here

TiredOfThisGrandpa

17:41

I only see Duke, UCLA, and UC Berkley

PremiumFrequentCrane

17:59

@RasheedWallaceFan: racism

NosyBeagle

18:07

@TiredOfThisGrandpa: YES! I <3 wordle

NemoPropheta

18:12

im a cine2nerdle guy

RasheedWallaceFan

18:57

i need some homies who are applying this fall to proofread each others essays

RasheedWallaceFan

18:57

Im not paying a service to read my essay thats stupid so need some friends

TiredOfThisGrandpa

20:36

@RasheedWallaceFan: I'm a lit para of a decade, I'd be happy to proof.

NemoPropheta

10:35

i dont wanna do the lsat

NemoPropheta

10:35

its so boring

NemoPropheta

10:35

they should change it to making you write an essay on some foreign film

NemoPropheta

10:36

like la haine or the apu trilogy or some shit

NemoPropheta

10:36

that would be more interesting

NosyBeagle

10:38

@NemoPropheta: LSAT haters unite. This test sucks butt

NemoPropheta

10:43

I got 2 weeks left of this shit and I have 0 motivation

FrioJGenius

10:55

@RasheedWallaceFan: yeah for some reason SMU isnt listed on any of the rankings lists. Been that way all year

PremiumFrequentCrane

11:59

@NemoPropheta: you only got another 40+ years of it!

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:14

@PremiumFrequentCrane Is right.

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:15

You'll forever have those days where shit ain't getting done. Just a matter of how you handle them. (IE using Chatgpt to draft a motion for leave like meeeee)

NosyBeagle

13:52

look at my lawyer dawg... im going to jail

TiredOfThisGrandpa

13:55

Nah, I don't use it to do my case law. Just the actual motion drafting.

TiredOfThisGrandpa

14:05

For example, I was trying to get the right language in a Motion for Sanctions (tl;dr slip and fall case, defense counsel played nothing but games – IE never sending records despite it being mandatory to trcp, producing never before seen records DURING A DEPO) and just talked to ChatGPT about his behavior to provide background to help with the drafting for the procedural paragraph.

legallybrunettelily

14:05

@NosyBeagle: just makes me think of vanillamace

RasheedWallaceFan

14:43

@TiredOfThisGrandpa: I dont have LSD+ so cant dm but will def hit you up when I have them done! Also is ur username a reference to holes? lol

PremiumFrequentCrane

15:15

Can i get accommodations for mid test 2 hour nap

PremiumFrequentCrane

15:16

I mean, i have sadhd

NemoPropheta

15:34

you could get accommodations for the schizoaffective disorder you clearly have

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