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A quick definition of elongatus:

Term: elongatus

Definition: Elongatus is a Latin word that means "eloigned." It is used in legal terms to describe a situation where a person who is supposed to be replevied (returned) to the sheriff's jurisdiction has been taken away or conveyed out of the sheriff's reach. This is usually reported by the sheriff in response to a writ de homine replegiando. Another term for elongatus is elongata.

A more thorough explanation:

Term: Elongatus
Definition: Elongatus is a Latin term that refers to a situation where a person who is supposed to be replevied has been taken out of the jurisdiction of the sheriff. It is a return made by a sheriff to a writ de homine replegiando.
Example: If a person is arrested in one county and taken to another county before the sheriff can replevy them, the sheriff will make a return of elongatus to the writ de homine replegiando. This means that the person has been taken out of the sheriff's jurisdiction and cannot be replevied.
Explanation: The example illustrates how elongatus is used in a legal context. It shows that if a person is taken out of the jurisdiction of the sheriff, they cannot be replevied. This is important because it means that the person cannot be returned to their original location or released from custody.

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just cus i wanted to hear ab i could relate too more instead of people that sound like way better candidates than me
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what makes them better candidates than you?
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they all had like 175's and either really strong professor recs or like owned a business
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or other extracurricular stuff
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strong professor recs is BS who cares
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i hope
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they can see when u cancel ur score right
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yeah
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thats so embarrising
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fuck me
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i hope i am remembering it way worse
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lmao yeah i think in most circumstances you shouldn’t cancel cuz they might assume the score is worse than it was
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remembering the lsat?
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I’ve been doing that too you’ll be fine
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i just saw that some kids a year below me in high school are starting at good ass schools too fuckkk
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what are good ass schools to you?
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do u have a dream school?
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dream is duke
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ooh interesting choice why Duke?
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i got into fordham and so did the dumbass I was dating for like two months it’s not that hard
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by which I mean if they let him in I don’t trust their standards
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my dad went to duke law so i have been a fan forever
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Duke is fun. I took a trip there when I was 19 or so. Really good time when I was a young rapscallion.
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I didnt see if anyone answered my UGA question. Did anyone answer it?
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@Dkkm11: are you not still a young rapscallion?
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Nah, I am gray-bearded wizard.
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Hmmm. I guess that’s okay.
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