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Simple English definitions for legal terms

abstractor

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A quick definition of abstractor:

An abstractor is a person who makes summaries of important information about property ownership. They help people understand who owns a property and what rights they have to it. Sometimes, people might ask an abstractor to help them figure out what would happen in a certain situation, but they have to be careful not to come up with answers that are too crazy or unreasonable.

A more thorough explanation:

An abstracter, also spelled abstractor, is a person who prepares abstracts of title. This means they create a summary of the history of ownership and any legal claims on a piece of property.

When someone wants to buy a house, they hire an abstracter to research the property's history and create an abstract of title. This document shows if there are any liens, mortgages, or other legal claims on the property that could affect the sale.

Absurdity is the state or quality of being grossly unreasonable. It can refer to an interpretation of something that would lead to an unconscionable result, especially one that the parties or drafters could not have intended or probably never considered.

For example, if a law was interpreted in a way that would require people to give up their basic human rights, that interpretation would be considered an absurdity. The Golden Rule, which suggests interpreting laws in a way that avoids absurd results, can help prevent these kinds of interpretations.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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