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Statute of Amendments and Jeofails

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A quick definition of Statute of Amendments and Jeofails:

The Statute of Amendments and Jeofails is a law from the 15th and 16th centuries that allows someone to fix a mistake they made in a legal document. This law was created to help people correct errors in their pleadings, which are written statements used in court. Jeofail is an old-fashioned word that means a mistake in a pleading that causes a problem and needs to be fixed. The Statute of Amendments and Jeofails helps people fix these mistakes so that they can continue with their legal case.

A more thorough explanation:

The Statute of Amendments and Jeofails is a law from the 15th and 16th centuries that allowed a party to correct a mistake in their legal pleading. This law was created to prevent a misjoined issue that would require a repleader.

For example, if someone filed a legal document with a mistake, they could use the Statute of Amendments and Jeofails to correct it without having to start the legal process over again. This saved time and money for everyone involved.

The term "jeofail" refers to the acknowledgement of a pleading error or oversight. This term is no longer commonly used in modern legal language.

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Mostlylegal

12:56

did i fool you?!

noreaster

12:57

husband coming to live with me this summer

noreaster

12:57

woohoo

JupitersMoons

12:58

first power bottom president... besties we had JFK

noreaster

12:58

^

badhorrormovie

12:59

HOW COULD I FORGET RIP JFK YOU WOULD'VE LOVED $2 DRINK NIGHT IN THE GAY CLUBS

heywhynot

12:59

Anyone here going to Catholic or Drexel or NYLS ??

12-78-90live

13:00

Does anyone have confirmation on UConn’s class being full or not?

Mostlylegal

13:09

yeah its full, full of goobers!

badhorrormovie

13:09

they're arguing on the lawschooladmissions reddit rn about not applying to law school if you score below 150

badhorrormovie

13:10

guys i'll only say this one: do NOT apply to law school if you are only 150 rats in a trench coat pretending to be a person. everyone knows 150+ rats are needed to pass as a human being.

llama

13:12

haha good one

JupitersMoons

13:12

i'm so glad we're finally talking about this here. the meme'ing is so good lmfao

llama

13:13

bold of you to assume 150 rats < 1 human (infected with brain rot)

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:13

They've been arguing and memeing about that on Reddit for a few days now. All the poor sharks have waterski marks on their backs from all the jumping.

llama

13:14

echo chamber > affirmation of beliefs > dopamine hit > mental gymnastics > think funny > 'Just trolling' > repeat. Sad state of reddit

Mostlylegal

13:14

classic nondenominational service

badhorrormovie

13:15

LMAOOOO it's so dumb man like i wish the biggest issue in my life was caring about the lsat score of others

llama

13:16

lsat is the totem pole of law school. I for one will get a tattoo of my score to assert dominance both to peers and any teacher whom comes into contact with me

badhorrormovie

13:16

that's true honestly i saw how those rats in nosferatu can cause some damage in packs of like 50

llama

13:17

opening line day 1 of 1L: 'So what did YOU get on the LSAT" if lower than me > wow u sugg. if higher than me > ur a liar!

Mostlylegal

13:17

who would win a >150 lsat or a law school

badhorrormovie

13:17

who will win: 50 rats or michigan admissions office

Mostlylegal

13:17

wait you guys are paying tuition???

llama

13:18

What if 50 rats got into NDLS & NYU, ate all the apps, and both schools do not want to tell the world so they are just stalling hopeing every1 just forgets/goes somewhere else?? #RatGate

badhorrormovie

13:20

i heard barron trump ate the nyu apps that's why he's so tall

Mostlylegal

13:20

when I stand on my money im 5'11 (im 5'103/4)

llama

13:26

Haha "Anytime I feel short, I stand on my wallet," mostly knows coins are far thicker than bills, smart man

FalseClearFlounder

13:28

Are Thursdays and Fridays more active for decisions?

Mostlylegal

13:31

depends if its fo pm or not

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