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Simple English definitions for legal terms

gager

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A quick definition of gager:

Gager is a word that refers to the act of giving something as security for a promise or agreement. This could be anything from a valuable item to money. The word gage is similar and means the same thing. In the past, gage was often used instead of wage in legal contexts. When someone gives a gager, they are making a pledge or promise to fulfill their obligation. If they fail to do so, the item given as security can be taken as payment.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Gager (gay-juhr) is a noun that refers to the act of giving security or a pledge as a guarantee for performance. It is a transaction in which one gives a gage. Gage (gayj) is also a noun that means a pledge, pawn, or other thing deposited as security for performance.

For example, if a landlord seizes a tenant's goods in distress, they become a gage for the payment of the rent that is in arrear. The sheriff may also take gages from those who have no intention of giving them. The word gage is also used as a verb, meaning to pawn or pledge something as security for.

One archaic use of the word gage was as a phrase, gager deliverance, which meant to give security that a thing shall be delivered. For instance, if the person who distrained (seized) the cattle being sued has not delivered them, they shall not only avow the distress but also gager deliverance, put in surety that they will deliver them.

These examples illustrate how gager and gage are used in legal contexts to refer to the act of giving or taking security or a pledge as a guarantee for performance.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
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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.
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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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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
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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