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brevitatis causa

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A quick definition of brevitatis causa:

Term: BREVITATIS CAUSA

Definition: BREVITATIS CAUSA is a Latin phrase used in Scots law to mean "for the sake of brevity." It is often used in legal documents to indicate that another document has been referred to but not fully quoted.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Brevitatis causa is a Latin term used in Scots law to mean "for the sake of brevity." It is often used in legal documents to indicate that another document has been referenced but not fully quoted.

Example: In a legal contract, a clause may state "The terms and conditions of the previous agreement, as set forth in Exhibit A, are incorporated herein by reference, brevitatis causa."

This means that the terms and conditions of Exhibit A are included in the current contract, but for the sake of brevity, they are not fully quoted in the contract itself.

Another example: A court document may state "The defendant's prior criminal record, as detailed in the attached report, is incorporated herein by reference, brevitatis causa."

This means that the report detailing the defendant's criminal record is included in the court document, but for the sake of brevity, it is not fully quoted in the document itself.

brevi manu | brev. sel.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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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
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Nice! @Macaque
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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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