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edictal citation

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A quick definition of edictal citation:

Edictal citation is a type of summons used in Scottish and Roman Dutch law when personal service is not possible. It is treated as having been served by public proclamation. This means that if a defendant is out of Scotland or cannot be found, they can still be summoned to appear in court through public notice. It is also known as edictal intimation.

A more thorough explanation:

Edictal citation is a type of summons used in Scots and Roman Dutch law when personal service is impossible. It is treated as having been served by public proclamation. This means that if a defendant is out of Scotland or cannot be found, the court can still require them to appear by publicly announcing the summons.

For example, if someone is being sued in Scotland but they are currently living in another country, the court can use edictal citation to require them to appear in court. The summons will be publicly announced in Scotland, and the defendant will be considered to have been served.

Another example is if someone is avoiding being served with a summons. If they cannot be found, the court can use edictal citation to publicly announce the summons and require them to appear in court.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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
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