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A quick definition of gentleman:

Term: GENTLEMAN

Definition: A gentleman is a man who comes from a family with a high social status or belongs to the landed gentry. In the past, it was used to describe men of noble or gentle birth. Nowadays, the term does not have a specific legal meaning.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A gentleman is a man who comes from a noble or high-ranking family. In the past, it was used to describe men who were above the rank of yeoman or belonged to the landed gentry. However, today the term has no precise legal meaning.

Prince William is a gentleman because he comes from the royal family.
Lord Grantham from Downton Abbey is a gentleman because he belongs to the landed gentry.

These examples illustrate how a gentleman was historically defined by his birth or rank. Today, the term is more commonly used to describe a man who is polite, well-mannered, and respectful towards others.

gentium privatum | gentleman's agreement

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sadpadresfan

15:36

Wrf

ImpartialLion

15:36

Honestly, I might put a Chi R on my app page since I withdrew due to missed II waves

ImpartialLion

15:36

is that crazy or does that ruin the data?

choosingpeace

15:36

don't do that

lilypadfrog

15:36

I would mark just that you withdrew it

ImpartialLion

15:36

o shi ok

ImpartialLion

15:37

it just feels like I left before the WL or R, feels fake as hell. I guess I'll put withdraw on it

choosingpeace

15:37

anyone been to the city of philly plzzz tell me what ur experience was like

cumsock

15:37

@choosingpeace: Philly doesn’t stink whoever said that is dumb

cumsock

15:38

It’s the 6th biggest city in the country there is plenty to do and eat and so on and so forth of course it has bad areas but so does every city

windyMagician

15:38

why would you withdraw girl

sadpadresfan

15:38

@ImpartialLion: nah cuz there’s no way of knowing if they would’ve sent u an II later on

sadpadresfan

15:38

Isn’t uchicago like Top 4 tho

choosingpeace

15:38

@cumsock: they said there's like nothing to do there lol

choosingpeace

15:38

ive never been so i was just like ohhh

texaslawhopefully

15:38

UChicago is number one

windyMagician

15:39

^ period

ImpartialLion

15:39

u know it was a double thing. I missed II and my gf didn't want to live in the midwest anymore

sadpadresfan

15:39

But it’s fucking uchicago thooo LOL

sadpadresfan

15:39

I

sadpadresfan

15:40

Makes sense tho

cumsock

15:40

@choosingpeace: there’s plenty to do in Philly 😂 it’s a giant city

ImpartialLion

15:40

So after missing the II, I was like whatever. Maybe it's a sign to withdraw

windyMagician

15:40

nah making decisions off the gf is out of pocket

ImpartialLion

15:40

nahhhhh we been together since 10th grade

texaslawhopefully

15:40

I guess it depends what your goals are. If it's generic biglaw, CLS will get you the same outcome

ImpartialLion

15:40

6 yrs on January 30th

lilypadfrog

15:40

awwww <3 i love love

ImpartialLion

15:41

I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr

ImpartialLion

15:41

It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL

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