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common intendment

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A quick definition of common intendment:

Common Intendment: The common or natural meaning of words and actions in legal interpretation. It's what people expect when they interact with each other in the legal world. For example, when we vote in an election, we expect our vote to be counted for the candidate we chose. This expectation is part of the common intendment of the election process, even if we don't consciously think about it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Common intendment refers to the natural or common meaning in legal interpretation. It is the sense in which the law understands something.

For example, the intendment of a contract is that the contract is legally enforceable. This means that the common understanding of a contract is that it is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties.

Another example is the intendment of a statute. If the text of a statute is clear, there is no need for intendment. However, if there is ambiguity in the text, a decision-maker may infer the true meaning or intention of the statute.

Intendment can also refer to a person's expectations when interacting with others within the legal sphere. For instance, when a person casts their vote in an election, they expect that their ballot will be counted in favor of the candidate they voted for. This expectation is a common intendment of the institution of elections.

Overall, common intendment is the natural or common understanding of legal concepts and expectations within the legal sphere.

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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
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
Yeah, it’s tough. I’m distracting myself by playing good video games after work :)
im distracting myself by schizo-scrolling r/lawschoolamissions and every conceivable data point on this godforsaken website
it is not working
Haaa I naturally want to do that too. I’m trying to stop. They need a surgeon general’s warning on this site for perspective law students
i spend more time on here then anything else trying to rationalize that the waves from last year will match waves for this year (they won't) and that the stats of people with the same stats are indicative of my own (they aren't)
There aren't many people in my stat range so I pretty much know every result in my range after being on here for a few years
9:28
congrats on the 172 bruce
go dawgs fr
9:29
roll tide
do we foresee a fordham election day wave today (i'm delusional)
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:31
I think so, Jack
9:31
some people hate him. some people love him, but he a real one: https://youtu.be/w5oEqiVQcF4?t=173
9:32
[kevin oleary]
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
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