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Simple English definitions for legal terms

action, form of

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A quick definition of action, form of:

Action, Form of: A way of doing things in court that is associated with a specific type of legal document called a writ. Each writ had its own rules for how to start a case, what to say in court, and how to end the case. There were 11 common forms of action, including trespass, debt, and contract. The choice of which form of action to use depended on the type of problem someone had and what they wanted to achieve in court. Forms of action helped people to understand their rights and responsibilities under the law.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Form of action refers to the legal and procedural device associated with a particular writ, each of which had specific forms of process, pleading, trial, and judgment. The common-law had 11 forms of action, including trespass, trover, ejectment, debt, covenant, account, and more.

Example: If someone trespassed on your property, you could use the form of action for trespass to sue them. This form of action had specific rules for how the case would proceed, including how the plaintiff would plead their case and how the defendant would respond.

Explanation: The example illustrates how a specific form of action would be used in a legal case. In this case, the form of action for trespass would be used if someone had trespassed on your property. The form of action would dictate how the case would proceed, including how the plaintiff would plead their case and how the defendant would respond.

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triplethread
11:11
@BookLover125: RETWEET
triplethread
11:12
is it bad i lied about getting into case western bc my parents are bugging me about my first a
@BookLover125: they are so impressed with your application they are renaming the library after you before admitting you
Do you know not everyone says they were ED?
11:12
No they shouldn’t be bugging you this is stressful enough without them adding More. Do what u gotta do
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Got jokes I see
triplethread
11:13
its sooo stressful and im not even done applying
Just apply and get the A lol
triplethread
11:13
got like 3 more apps
there should be a law school draft akin to the NFL Draft where law schools can recruit us
or a MaxPreps esque high light video where Deans can rank us
1a2b3c4d26z
11:15
In this analogy is the LSAT the NFL combine
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:16
I told my family I won’t get any decisions until 2025 so they wouldn’t bombard me hahah
no i think there should be a Law School combine with all new drills except there is still the 40 yard dash
and a sub 4.5 gets you into any t14
LSAT can be one of the drills
letsseehowitgoesnow
11:17
so washu only called one person
So all the D1 athletes will get into a T-14. What else is new?
@TheAdoptedOne: that is called "Dean Poker Night" lol
@ClockworkBlue: I feel like most people could train for the 40 for the same amount of time as they do the LSAT and get close to sub 5 which would be equivalent to a 167+
this is like the schizophrenic posts JJK tik tok be putting out
powerscaling Law School deans up next
11:19
Election Day election day
Write in Dean Z vote
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Saw a guy that wrote in Biden and he said no retirement for you buddy
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11:20
@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true
if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place
Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."
imagine if it was like Berkley applications
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