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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of gloss:

GLOSS: A note or explanation added to a text to help understand a difficult word or phrase. It can also be a collection of explanations or interpretations.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A gloss is a note or explanation added to a text to help explain a difficult or obscure word or phrase. It can also refer to a collection of explanations or interpretations.

  • This edition of Shakespeare's works includes many glosses on Elizabethan English, which help readers understand the language used in the plays.
  • The hornbook had a gloss that provided definitions for many of the difficult words used in the text.
  • When interpreting a law, it is important to consider any glosses or pronouncements about its meaning.

These examples illustrate how a gloss can be used to provide additional information or context to a text. In the case of Shakespeare's works, the glosses help readers understand the language used in the plays, which can be difficult to understand for modern audiences. The gloss in the hornbook provides definitions for difficult words, making it easier for readers to understand the text. Finally, the gloss in the interpretation of a law helps to clarify its meaning and ensure that it is applied correctly.

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16:01
I need there to be a wave before tgiving :(
triplethread
16:02
welp another day no a
triplethread
16:02
its been real
triplethread
16:02
until tomorrow...
16:03
lol some school called me and I could barely understand her. she sounded stressed so I just said thanks, happy holidays. she hung up. lmfao
that's wild lol
Any ideas who it was?
16:04
Darthmouth prolly. :?
16:05
'yea I go to school in MA.' Oh so HLS?' hahaha no, Dartmouth X.X
well I doubt anywhere would call with an R so congrats on the A? Wherever it was lol
16:07
NSU just sent a happy thanksgiving email and gave me a heart attack
16:08
@riordanker: yea dude schools be taking EVERY opportunity to send emails (besides, it seems for decisions). I'm sure it gets some applicant's HR going wild.
16:09
or dudette. or duzette, my bad for gendering u
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:09
I feel like dude is pretty gender neutral
16:10
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: is it? I call my girl friends dude and they seem not to care, but I try to be respectful anytime I am not deliberately being an ass.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:12
i think my friends and i like exclusively call each other dude
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:12
TAMU keeps sending me emails about applying and all this stuff and Im like bro I applied two months ago and UR
Dkk
16:13
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: i mean they may save a bunch for Friday but if they feel a candidate is ready they just send it whenever.
16:13
my fav is the JD/MBA email. Like, plz just give me the A for a JD and we can see how it goes lmao\
Dkk
16:13
Their chart is incredibly scattered.
Dkk
16:14
Some guy in greensboro, sc called me this morning asking about the channel 7 ticket giveaway and if he had won.
Dkk
16:15
I have been tearing apart the Crypto people this morning. Very sad.
16:15
@Dkk: well, did he in fact win?!
There's a real estate agent with a very similar number to mine and people call me asking for her all the damn time. I've been trained to hang up any unknown number for years as a result, so inevitably I will hang up on a law school in the near future
16:18
@Dkk: yeah pre market surged but looking pretty apprehensive as of now. Same with rug pulls (cryptos)
16:20
@TurboSplitter: Im considering not having a phone number for LS. phones are such a distraction
Cornell wave might've just hit according to reddit
16:24
i think its the same person on reddit and lsd but probably more on the way
16:24
a second person got in on reddit too oh lol
16:24
someone get @soap
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