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Simple English definitions for legal terms

compound

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A quick definition of compound:

A compound is when you put things together to make something new. It can also mean to figure out how much money you owe when you add the original amount and the interest. Sometimes, people use the word to talk about settling a problem by paying money instead of getting in trouble. However, if you use it to avoid getting in trouble for a crime, that's also a crime. Lastly, it can mean to make a bad situation worse.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: To put things together, calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest earned, settle a debt by paying money instead of facing other consequences, or make a crime worse by doing something else bad.

Examples:

  • She compounded the ingredients to make a cake.
  • The bank compounded the interest on my savings account.
  • He compounded his debt by agreeing to pay a large sum of money.
  • The criminal compounded his felony by trying to bribe the witness.

These examples show how "compound" can be used in different ways. In the first example, "compound" means to put things together. In the second example, it means to calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest earned. In the third example, it means to settle a debt by paying money instead of facing other consequences. In the fourth example, it means to make a crime worse by trying to bribe a witness.

compos sui | compound duty

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soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
lolololol
soapy
10:34
Ah that's frightening
@triplethread
Why? LOL
soapy
10:35
The adcoms recognize you and will deny you is frightening, lmaoo. Not the abs thing XD
10:36
they browse LSD?
soapy
10:37
Wouldn't be shocked if so; isn't this the biggest law school forum outside of Reddit?
10:37
i gotta change my username
10:37
not sure, the vid i sent used reddit as an example, however i guarantee they [adcoms] are aware of this site
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