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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of affirm:

Affirm: To confirm or agree with something that has been said or done. This word is often used in legal settings, such as when a court agrees with a previous ruling or when someone takes an oath to affirm the truth of what they are saying.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: To confirm or ratify.

Examples:

  • An appellate court can affirm the ruling that was the subject of the appeal. In doing so, the court agrees that the prior ruling was valid and must stand as rendered below.
  • Courts, administrative boards, and other similar bodies have used "affirm" to mean "approve."
  • Government officials, witnesses in civil or criminal trials, and others who are required to take an oath may choose to state that they "affirm" the content of the oath rather than "swear" to it. This is true, for example, of the oath of office of U.S. Senators.

These examples illustrate how "affirm" is used in a legal context to confirm or approve something. In the first example, an appellate court confirms the ruling of a lower court. In the second example, courts and administrative boards approve of certain actions or decisions. In the third example, government officials and witnesses confirm their commitment to the content of an oath.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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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
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