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fictio juris

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A quick definition of fictio juris:

FICTIO JURIS: Fictio juris is a legal term that means pretending something is true even if it's not. It's used in court to change how a law works or to achieve a different goal. For example, a legal fiction called a constructive trust is used to make someone who didn't own property before, the owner of that property. Legal fictions are like masks that help new ideas fit in with old laws, but they can also be confusing.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Fictio juris is a legal term that refers to a legal fiction, which is an assumption that something is true even though it may be untrue. It is often used in judicial reasoning to alter how a legal rule operates. It is a device by which a legal rule or institution is diverted from its original purpose to accomplish indirectly some other object.

Examples: One example of a legal fiction is the constructive trust. A constructive trust is a trust that is imposed by a court of equity to prevent unjust enrichment. It is a legal fiction because it assumes that the person holding the property is holding it in trust for someone else, even though there is no actual trust agreement in place.

Another example of a legal fiction is the presumption of innocence. In criminal law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. This is a legal fiction because it assumes that the person is innocent, even though they may be guilty.

These examples illustrate how legal fictions are used to alter how a legal rule operates. They allow the law to achieve its intended purpose, even if it means using a legal fiction to do so.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] 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
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