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Simple English definitions for legal terms

conditio sine qua non

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A quick definition of conditio sine qua non:

CONDITIO SINE QUA NON: A Latin term that means "without which not". It refers to an essential condition or thing that is necessary for something else to happen. It is something that cannot be ignored or removed without affecting the outcome. For example, water is a sine qua non for life on Earth.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Conditio sine qua non is a Latin term that means "without which not." It refers to an essential condition or thing that is necessary for something else to happen or exist.

Example: A key conditio sine qua non for a successful business is having a reliable and skilled workforce. Without good employees, a business cannot function properly and achieve its goals.

Explanation: This example illustrates how a conditio sine qua non is an indispensable condition or thing that is necessary for something else to exist or happen. In this case, a reliable and skilled workforce is essential for a business to function properly and achieve its goals. Without good employees, a business cannot succeed.

conditio | conditio si sine liberis decesserit

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texaslawhopefully
15:40
I guess it depends what your goals are. If it's generic biglaw, CLS will get you the same outcome
6 yrs on January 30th
lilypadfrog
15:40
awwww <3 i love love
I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr
It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL
texaslawhopefully
15:41
CLS is not even close to Chicago for clerking lmao
choosingpeace
15:41
wait would yall pick CLS or penn?
I didn't apply to either but I would pick penn
15:42
penn bc im in state
no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself
cumsock
15:42
Penn
texaslawhopefully
15:42
I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships
texaslawhopefully
15:42
not sure about for liberals
cumsock
15:43
They’re very similar tho
cumsock
15:43
Both t6 ivies
Is that NYU disrespect???? NYU out the t-6?
15:44
Penn because my college friends who mentored me go there
lilypadfrog
15:45
NYU is a t6 unless they don’t accept me and then idgaf what they’re ranked
texaslawhopefully
15:46
That's the best mentality
texaslawhopefully
15:46
If I get into UChicago it will be CYS
lilypadfrog
15:48
waspy I’m sure he meant to clarify that CYS is Cornell Yale Stanford
yeah just making sure
I look really good in blue tho
obviously cornell is t3
cumsock
15:49
someone from my undergrad is going to columbia for a masters in social work and the way they are talking to me im pretty sure they think thats as hard to get accepted to as columbia law
every prof at cornell glazes it so hard
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:50
i know so many heads going to various schools for random masters degrees and its like babe its not the sameeee
cumsock
15:50
"The acceptance rate for the Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) program at Columbia University is 74%" does he know?
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