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A quick definition of civil law:

Civil law is a type of law that deals with the rights and duties of people and their relationships with each other. It covers things like family issues, contracts, and trusts. It's different from criminal law, which deals with crimes, and administrative law, which deals with government rules. Some countries also use civil law as a legal system, which means they have a set of rules written down in codes that judges use to make decisions. This system started a long time ago with the rediscovery of Roman Law and is still used in many countries today.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Civil law is a type of law that deals with the rights and duties of individuals and legal entities, such as corporations. It regulates legal relations between private individuals, rather than criminal or administrative matters. Civil law can also refer to a legal system based on written laws and codes, rather than judicial decisions.

Examples of civil law include:

Family law: This area of civil law deals with matters such as marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption.
Contracts: Civil law governs the formation, performance, and enforcement of contracts between individuals or businesses.
Torts: This area of civil law deals with harm caused by one person to another, such as personal injury or property damage.
Trusts: Civil law governs the creation and administration of trusts, which are legal arrangements for managing assets.

These examples illustrate how civil law regulates the legal relationships between individuals and entities. For example, family law determines the legal rights and obligations of spouses and parents, while contract law ensures that agreements between parties are legally binding and enforceable. Torts law provides a means for individuals to seek compensation for harm caused by others, and trust law allows for the management and protection of assets.

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Dkk

23:47

No, not some of the time. I never do that. I never even have sex with women these days. 4 years of waiting so far.

babycat

23:48

Dk how’s your tiktok girl doing these days?

Dkk

23:50

She seems depressed. Started watching my story on instagram more. Here videos aren't getting a lot of views on YouTube. I offered her a job doing architecture for celebrity houses back in June but she turned it down. Probably regrets it now. Haven't spoken to her since she got arrested.

JumpySubsequentDolphin

23:50

was she talking about cat and dk being together or me and my andrew garfield lookalike being together

Dkk

23:51

Idk, but if you like him, I hope you get him. The odds are not 0 that you run into him and get a chance with him if you like him.

JumpySubsequentDolphin

23:52

thanks 4 the support dkk

Dkk

23:52

Welcome!

babycat

23:54

Wow Dk you’re just throwing jobs around like that? What a provider

Dkk

23:57

It's cus i network well. I was in Citrin over in Santa Monica having dinner when this couple walked in and they were Icelandic and I had that Nordic connection to them so we chatted it up and then the Sommelier there was a long time friend of my family's and I found out these guys were like celebrity architects and I was all oh, I know this chick who is an architect who has like 1M tiktok followers and needs to rebrand and they were all oh, cool we would love to meet and hire her after learning she went to UCLA but then she just was like nah, I feel like failing for the next 6 months.

Dkk

23:57

Did the same shit with this Ferari guy but for someone else but people just suck and cant figure out how to do business.

babycat

23:59

She’s an architect? That’s actually pretty cool. Poor tiktok girl. Hope she finds what she needs

Dkk

0:00

Hope she does too.

babycat

0:02

I give creatively inclined people a little more leeway with their behavior bc at least they’re interesting. I hate when someone is boring

Dkk

0:05

Maybe. I wish they knew how to channel their creativity better. I feel I am a creative person too but I feel I know how to channel it into the drinks I make. She had some autistic savant gifts. Could draw/paint the most amazing shit.

Dkk

0:06

Man Citrin changed their menu but they still got that Crudo: https://www.citrinandmelisse.com/citrin

m10

0:07

This is like the most artsy restaurant I have ever been to. It was a total rip off but I will never have an experience like that again for at least a year.

BrightVersedAkita

1:12

hey all I think I must have asked this question here almost thrice and forgot to check but how do I see the stats to figure out if someone who applied in mid october to NYU but missed both waves so far still has a chance of getting in?

Eggan

1:13

everyone literally needs to chill

Eggan

1:13

just bc you missed 2 waves doesnt mean ur cooked. some people dont find out for 10 weeks

Eggan

1:14

even 16 weeks ive seen

BrightVersedAkita

1:14

thats far more reassuring than all the reddit posts on this. Saw several posts saying im cooked at the end of the first wave

jackfrost11770

1:17

if i don't get a gulc decision end of this week im actually gonna crash out so bad

jackfrost11770

1:17

evil bunny aint got nothing on me

Dkk

2:04

Yeah reddit people suck. Don't listen to them.

Dkk

2:04

@jackfrost11770: man but more arcane comes out on the 23rd. Gotta watch that first. I hope crash out does not mean suicide.

Dkk

2:04

Ima google that

Dkk

2:05

Ahh that just means to go to sleep.

[] ararara

3:49

https://studicata.com this is working for me it's similar to lsat prep but for final exams. Hang in there people!

[] ararara

3:50

(This is a law school resource I wish I knew about before law school. Covers all the doctrinal courses. Figure out what works for you though of course!)

Dkk

4:04

Thank you @ararara

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