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ab antiquo

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A quick definition of ab antiquo:

Term: AB ANTIQUO

Definition: Ab antiquo means "from ancient times" or "of old." It is a Latin term used in historical and legal contexts to refer to things that have been around for a long time.

A more thorough explanation:

AB ANTIQUO

ab antiquo (ab an-ti-kwoh), adv. [Law Latin] From ancient times; of old. It means something that has been in existence for a long time.

The tradition of lighting candles on a birthday cake is ab antiquo.
The castle was built ab antiquo and has been standing for centuries.

The examples illustrate that ab antiquo refers to something that has been around for a long time. The tradition of lighting candles on a birthday cake has been around for many years, and the castle has been standing for centuries. Both examples show that these things have been in existence for a long time and are considered old or ancient.

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GreyCeaselessMammoth

12:18

he still hasn't passed the bar

snow

12:19

how many times?

snow

12:19

i have a buddy that is on his 4th time. i feel so bad and it kinda makes me nervous

texaslawhopefully

12:20

My aunt took the bar 9 times 😭

atwatodbit

12:20

Tulsa DO NOT email me with that subject line rn

lilypadfrog

12:20

9 times is crazy

semenstocking

12:20

i work at a mid sized insurance defense firm and the worst attorney was a recent GW grad. dude was like 340 pounds and got fired in a year and everyone thought he was weird asf

snow

12:20

whered she go to shool?? lmaooo

GreyCeaselessMammoth

12:20

stocking i work in insuarnce def too!!

texaslawhopefully

12:20

Thomas Jefferson school of law lmao

texaslawhopefully

12:20

The one lawyer in the family couldn’t even give me advice because she couldn’t get a legal job

windyMagician

12:21

Lisa murkowski took the bar 4 times and now he's a senator

windyMagician

12:21

*she. not the misgendering

Rightfullytherlauren

12:21

is northwestern done?

GreyCeaselessMammoth

12:22

i met an attorney who did the no lawschool just took the bar (which you can do in some states) and she took it like 16 times

PuppyBot

12:22

im still hungry grrrr

windyMagician

12:22

i didn't even know what they were doing

shaquilleoatmeal

12:22

u need protein trip lol

PuppyBot

12:22

i do i do

PuppyBot

12:22

tonight i will make some chicken i havent had protein all day

snow

12:22

@GreyCeaselessMammoth: these are the same people that would go on tik tok and say "how I became an attorney without law school: story time"

snow

12:23

and convince others to follow suit...

GreyCeaselessMammoth

12:23

HAHAHHAHA me when i spend as much as i would on law school on bar prep bc i have to take it 16 times to get a job that pays 52k a year

texaslawhopefully

12:23

Yeah far too many people go to law school when they shouldn’t

windyMagician

12:24

like me

texaslawhopefully

12:24

Windy you’re going to a t14 with scholarship money 😭😭

texaslawhopefully

12:24

Not the same thing. My aunt took out 150k in loans for a TTTT.

semenstocking

12:25

totally terrible troublesome time?

snow

12:25

when attorneys would tell me it didnt matter where i went as long as i got in. thats the worst advice ive ever gotten in my life

GreyCeaselessMammoth

12:25

yeah it's not like med school

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