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A quick definition of fine:

Term: FINE

Definition: A fine is an agreement or compromise made in a lawsuit to determine who owns a piece of land. It used to be a way to transfer land ownership and prevent disputes. The parties would agree on terms, which were recorded in court records. The fine also required a payment to the lord or landlord. Today, a fine can also refer to a penalty or punishment for breaking the law, which is paid to the government. An excessive fine is one that is too high and unfair.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A fine is an amicable final agreement or compromise of a fictitious or actual suit to determine the true possessor of land. It was formerly used as a form of conveyance to disentail an estate.

Examples:

  • Executed fine: A fine made on acknowledgment of the right of the grantee to land given to him as a gift from the grantor. This was abolished in England in 1833.
  • Fine for alienation: A fee paid by a tenant to the landlord at the commencement of the tenancy to reduce the rent payments.
  • Common fine: A sum of money due from a tenant to a lord to defray the cost of a court leet or to allow the litigants to try the action closer to home.
  • Day fine: A fine payable over time, usually as a percentage of the defendant's earnings on a weekly or monthly basis.
  • Excessive fine: A fine that is unreasonably high and disproportionate to the offense committed. The Eighth Amendment proscribes excessive fines. An example of an excessive fine is a civil forfeiture in which the property was not an instrumentality of the crime and the worth of the property was not proportional to the owner's culpability.
  • Fresh fine: A fine levied within the past year.

Explanation: A fine is a legal term that refers to various types of payments made in different contexts. For example, an executed fine is a fine made on acknowledgment of the right of the grantee to land given to him as a gift from the grantor. A common fine is a sum of money due from a tenant to a lord to defray the cost of a court leet or to allow the litigants to try the action closer to home. An excessive fine is a fine that is unreasonably high and disproportionate to the offense committed. The examples illustrate the different types of fines and how they are used in different legal contexts.

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180letmein
14:55
Good school close to NYC so that makes it better
180letmein
14:56
Personally think their campus is kinda gloomy and ugly but that's just me
i got waitlisted at northeastern yesterday. I applied mid december
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Seton is a sleeper https://app.lawhub.org/schools/setonhall NY/NJ decent mix of outcomes, expensive tho
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@NuttyTrickyCoyote: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1jnm15a/share_of_lsdata_users_that_have_heard_back_from/ if applied before Jan...maybe? They are 'caught up' fort he most part
man im so boned
i just withdrew so maybe it opened a spot for u
will apply next year i guess when Cooley's LSAT median is 178
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I just found out lsac didn’t send my applications when I applied in early january
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just get a 190+ lsat next ur and ur golden bro
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@HeartbreakingLowlyKiwi: how did that happen?
CrappedMyBritches
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wdym kiwi
yeah fr how did that happen??
CrappedMyBritches
15:06
better not say april fools
No. They didn’t contact me that they had an issue with my transcript. After calling them they admitted it was correct. They put in writing they fed up
yikes dude I'm so sorry that happened to you
thought my cycle was stressful
Yeah lowkey considering an attorney
imo you should
they took a year from your life
Yeah but idk how they’ll react if they’re handling my apps while in litigation
when i graduate from university of phoenix college of law ill represent u pro bono
i think law schools will understand tbh
it'd be weird if they expected u to take it laying down
NarrowFaithfulCougar
15:10
Hate to say it, but LSAC does that to at least one person every cycle it seems.
ParallelAgreeableOrangutan
15:12
@HeartbreakingLowlyKiwi: that's such trash and I'm sorry it happened to you. If there's time travel once I get admitted to the bar I'll come back and represent you
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