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A quick definition of consolidate:

Consolidate: To bring things together and make them into one. This can happen when different court cases with the same people or issues are combined into one case with one final decision.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Consolidate (verb) means to combine or unify into one mass or body. In civil procedure, it refers to combining two or more legal actions involving the same parties or issues into a single action that ends in a single judgment or sometimes separate judgments.

Example 1: The company decided to consolidate its two factories into one to save money on rent and utilities.

Example 2: The judge ordered the consolidation of two lawsuits filed against the same defendant for the same incident.

Explanation: In Example 1, the company is combining its two factories into one to save money. This illustrates the first definition of consolidate, which means to combine or unify into one mass or body. In Example 2, the judge is combining two lawsuits involving the same parties or issues into a single action that will end in a single judgment. This illustrates the second definition of consolidate, which refers to combining legal actions.

Consolato del Mare | consolidated appeal

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llama

15:33

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[M] cheriebomb

15:41

just for u sweetie pie

llama

15:43

woah so much swagger with dat 'm;

Dkk

15:47

@shaquilleoatmeal: more like, blow my back out by the bay boston instead of back bay boston.

llama

15:48

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Dkk

15:48

Indeed, the legendary man himself.

cheriebomb

15:49

I would go to blow my back out by the bay boston

llama

15:50

lift with ur back not your legs, its better to have a blown back than two bad legs

CynicalOops

15:53

Blow and back day out by boston bay

cheriebomb

15:59

so true

Dkk

16:03

Of course. Man sad Ricky Henderson died. That was my favorite athlete of all time.

windyMagician

16:10

is it dumb that I rlly want to go to Mich even tho I have a full ride to umn

llama

16:12

no-value as a consumer often means more than the price

Dkk

16:15

@windyMagician: Nah michigan is better than UMN

Dkk

16:15

My sister just officially graduated, yay!

llama

16:16

awesome @Dkks sister

llama

16:16

prolly named veronica or sarah

windyMagician

16:16

@Dkk: for public defense tho?

windyMagician

16:16

Sarah in the bathroom

texaslawhopefully

16:17

@windyMagician: not at all. Michigan is also very generous with aid, so if you get enough it makes perfect sense to take it.

windyMagician

16:17

fuck okay

windyMagician

16:17

going to my dream school is crazy

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

16:18

michigan also has better options if you do PD for 10 years then want to do something else

windyMagician

16:19

also would love to clerk for my federal district court even tho I know its hella competitive, I think mich sets me up better?

llama

16:20

would be a great point to bring up when ur deciding / visiting each place- see what recent placement looks like

texaslawhopefully

16:23

For fed clerkships by far Michigan places better. I think it’s like 14-15 percent

windyMagician

16:25

sticker debt is high-key scary tho

texaslawhopefully

16:26

I’m sure you’ll get good merit aid though. Look at Michigan’s 509 report. They’re very generous.

cheriebomb

16:34

i am going to wait patiently into january to get into a law school

cheriebomb

16:34

then i will start tweaking

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