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gibbet

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A quick definition of gibbet:

A gibbet is a tall post with a horizontal arm at the top. In the past, criminals were hanged from the arm as a punishment for their crimes. Sometimes, after the criminal was executed, their body was left hanging from the gibbet as a warning to others. A double gibbet has two arms extending from the top, making it look like a capital "T."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A gibbet is a post with one arm extending from the top, used historically for executing criminals by hanging or suspending their bodies after death as a warning to others. It is a type of gallows. A double gibbet has two arms extending from the top, resembling a capital "T."

  • In medieval times, a gibbet was often used to publicly execute criminals.
  • The infamous pirate Blackbeard was beheaded and his head was hung from a gibbet in Virginia as a warning to other pirates.
  • A double gibbet was erected in the town square to display the bodies of two convicted murderers.

The examples illustrate how a gibbet was used historically as a form of punishment and as a warning to others. The use of a gibbet was meant to deter others from committing crimes by displaying the consequences of their actions in a public and gruesome manner.

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AngryMiniCar
10:15
Like some schools have a conditional scholarship that they take away from you at the drop of a hat and no faculty support in 1L so a lot of people get fucked. I know someone who got screwed by Western New England. Not saying that it is just that I wouldn't think of making it my go-to without digging into it.
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Ok thank you!
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check the 509 report, should show bar passage rate, employment data, and percent of students that retained their scholarship after 1L
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NosyBeagle
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hamilton but he frees the slaves and has to figure out what their racial demographics are for the census
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has anybody compiled the transfer median gpas for law schools anywhere
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instead of having to check each schools 509
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@c0bra1: not that I've seen
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I think the transfer reddit had a spreadsheet at one point but it's a few years old
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