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A quick definition of decretum:

A decretum is a decision made by a person in power that must be followed. In Roman law, it was a decision made by the emperor, and in Ecclesiastical law, it was a religious law.

A more thorough explanation:

A decretum is a decision made by a magistrate or emperor that has mandatory force. In Roman law, it refers to a judgment made by the emperor at first instance or on appeal. An example of a decretum would be a decision made by the emperor on a legal case. In Ecclesiastical law, it refers to an ecclesiastical law, which is different from a secular law. Plural form of decretum is decreta.

When the emperor made a decision on a legal case, it was called a decretum.
The decretum of the emperor was a type of imperial constitution.
In Ecclesiastical law, a decretum is an ecclesiastical law that is different from a secular law.

These examples illustrate that a decretum is a decision made by a magistrate or emperor that has mandatory force. It can be a judgment made by the emperor on a legal case or an ecclesiastical law in Ecclesiastical law.

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HopefullyInLawSchool

16:17

Possibly

RoaldDahl

16:26

Cool

RoaldDahl

16:26

thank you!!!! i hope it means something

pinkandblue

16:31

fart

IrishDinosaur

16:36

Mich R gang lesgooo

AromaticDazzlingLlama

17:19

Did anyone else get that random get to know nova email?

HopefullyInLawSchool

17:21

Ya it was sent to all YM applicants

starfishies

17:37

Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet

PoloBoy

17:38

Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month

starfishies

17:38

Wtf

starfishies

17:39

and the deadline is in like a week what is this

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:01

any cardozo movement?

BatmanBeyond

18:01

Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response

BatmanBeyond

18:02

This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache

DashingThroughRaindrops

18:02

loci already?

BatmanBeyond

18:09

If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers

ChuChuB

12:11

I got the same NDLS email

OrangeThing

12:18

I think the user profiles are broken

HippoDad

19:29

Any word out of Notre Dame?

HippoDad

19:29

Only the invitation to apply for LSE

HippoDad

19:29

Anyone received a decision from NDLS?

bigfatsloth

19:50

when did u guys apply that just heard from umich? they havent even glanced at my app yet

folkmore

0:30

how am i supposed to spy on people when profile links are broken?

BroadMotionlessStingray

5:02

Right. Broken links smh

mastermonkey45

11:40

I've been UR since first/second week of Jan, no updates otherwise, is that a bad sign? At or above median LSAT and above 75th gpa.

EmptyFlakyGoose

12:08

The profile links are not working for me. anybody else?

bigfatsloth

13:18

i’m in the same boat mastermonkey but with lower stats. i hope i hear back by mid march

CheeseIsMyLoveLanguage

13:24

@mastermonkey45: Looking at some of the recent decisions in relation to when they went complete, I'd say it's a good sign. It seems many declines were sent within about 5-6 weeks of completion. Given those were applications that were SENT in January, I'd say that means you're still solidly in the running. :)

steelrift99

14:30

Sent an app to OSU in early december and have STILL not heard back

TabooHomelyCrane

16:31

Give it 4 more weeks at least. Everyone in this chat needs to wait longer.

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