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estray

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A quick definition of estray:

ESTRAY: An estray is a lost animal that has no owner. It could be a pet that has wandered away or a farm animal that has escaped from its enclosure. In the past, the law said that an estray belonged to the king or the lord of the land, but now it belongs to the state until the true owner can prove that it belongs to them. If an animal is allowed to roam free by its owner, it cannot be considered an estray.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: An estray is a valuable domesticated animal that is found wandering without an owner. In the past, it belonged to the Crown or the lord of the manor, but now it is usually held in trust by the state for the true owner to reclaim by proving ownership.

For an animal to be considered an estray, it must have escaped from its owner and be wandering around without any supervision. However, if the animal is on the range where it was raised and allowed to run free by its owner, it cannot be considered an estray. Additionally, if the owner is known to the person who finds the animal, it cannot be considered an estray.

Examples:

  • A horse that has escaped from its pasture and is found wandering on the side of the road is considered an estray.
  • A cow that has wandered away from its farm and is found in a nearby field without an owner is also an estray.
  • However, a horse that is allowed to roam free on a large ranch and is found by a neighboring rancher cannot be considered an estray.

The examples illustrate that an animal must be domesticated and have escaped from its owner to be considered an estray. It also shows that an animal cannot be an estray if it is allowed to roam free by its owner or if the owner is known to the person who finds the animal.

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NosyBeagle
19:28
Do tell
i had to drop out of a grad program but i explained it in my gpa addendum bc it was the same underlying event causing both
i was also named in a civil lawsuit that got dismissed but only one school asked about it
sorry probably not helpful
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
19:58
idk what the situations are, but you absolutely should write about them if the school asks about them—the only time you should be asking *whether* to write one is when you're not sure whether your situation qualifies as what they're asking about
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
19:59
better question is usually *how* to write about them
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:00
I had to write about write
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:01
... write-ups at work (petty, and they were removed from my file after a year, but even so the app asked so I wrote)
NosyBeagle
20:05
Ah it cancelled out my msg cus I switched tabs. But I’ll just tell you guys cus I get mixed answers: a) accused of cheating on a calc exam freshman year but was cleared of wrongdoing, b) sent to the hospital senior year because I go too drunk
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Seems like you'd need to write about A because it went through a formal process, but it shouldn't hurt you if you explain it straightforwardly and explain you were cleared (just don't be weirdly salty about it like you're holding a grudge)
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:12
Re B, did this involve school in any way? Is there an app that has a C&F question that you think this applies to?
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:13
Maybe you're not deep enough into the process to know this—each school has its own unique set of C&F questions, so you should disclose exactly what they ask about, no more, no less
NosyBeagle
20:14
OH
NosyBeagle
20:14
Ok why did I think it was just gonna be one type of q for all. My bad folks. Ignore my info dump
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:16
No worries! Frankly I think it's wild that applications have weird hidden quirks that you don't know about until you're actually logged into LSAC working through the app. There's some info you can find about the oddball/unique questions you'll find on specific apps, so you might want to look for that for schools you're going to apply to
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Like on various consultants' blogs, reddit, etc
NosyBeagle
20:17
🫡 thank you good sir or ma’am or bam
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
20:17
Ooh can I be a bam
NosyBeagle
20:39
You may
20:45
ima write my personal statement about being fired and how that made me want to do law but it would be funny if I also had to write an addendum about it
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ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:02
I wrote optional essays about a situation that affected my undergrad performance. For any school that required an "education gap addendum" I was basically like "pls see my optional essay"
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21:02
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NosyBeagle
21:12
did they accept that?
NosyBeagle
21:12
that reminds me of filling out job apps and they want you to type out your resume in a text box. like huh??? open the pdf, idiots
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:18
I mean I was nicer about it—I'd put a couple of sentences explaining it super lo-res, and then I said something like "I speak to this situation in detail in my optional essay."
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
21:20
They don't send your application back to you and tell you to redo an addendum if they don't like it, so the only way to know whether they "accepted" it, as it were, is admissions results
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