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A quick definition of bailivia:

Term: BAILIVIA

Definition: Bailivia is another word for bailiwick, which refers to the area or district where a bailiff has jurisdiction. A bailiff is a peace officer who is responsible for maintaining law and order in their assigned area. The term bailiwick is often used to describe the specific territory where a peace officer has authority, such as a city for a police officer or a county for a sheriff.

A more thorough explanation:

Bailivia is another term for bailiwick, which refers to the office, jurisdiction, or district of a bailiff. A bailiff is a peace officer who has limited authority over a specific territory.

  • A village had a bailiff who was responsible for maintaining peace and order within the village. The bailiff's jurisdiction was limited to the village, which was his bailivia.
  • A sheriff is a peace officer who has jurisdiction over a county. Therefore, the bailivia of a sheriff is his county.
  • A state officer, such as a member of the Highway Patrol, has jurisdiction over the entire state. Hence, the bailivia of a state officer is the state.

These examples illustrate how the term bailivia or bailiwick is used to describe the specific territory over which a peace officer exercises his or her authority.

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triplethread
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@BookLover125: RETWEET
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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
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its sooo stressful and im not even done applying
Just apply and get the A lol
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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
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In this analogy is the LSAT the NFL combine
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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
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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+
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@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true
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