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imprisonment

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A quick definition of imprisonment:

Imprisonment means putting someone in a prison or jail. It's like being stuck in a small room with no freedom to go outside. Sometimes people are put in prison as punishment for doing something wrong. Being in prison is not a nice experience and can last for a long time.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The act of confining a person, especially in a prison. It is also the state of being confined for a period of time.

Example: John was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for his involvement in the robbery.

Explanation: The example shows that John was confined to a prison for ten years as a punishment for his crime. This is an example of imprisonment as it involves the act of confining a person in a prison.

Example: Mary's imprisonment lasted for three months before she was released on bail.

Explanation: This example illustrates that Mary was confined for a period of three months before she was released on bail. This is an example of the state of being confined for a period of time.

Example: False imprisonment is a crime where a person is unlawfully confined against their will.

Explanation: This example shows that false imprisonment is a type of imprisonment where a person is confined without any legal justification. It is an example of the act of confining a person against their will.

imprimis | imprisonment for debt

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Arianq4

20:50

-- as an undergrad

crabapple

20:51

@llama: There was one guy who did it successfully last year, I'll see if I can find the post for you. Absolutely not a normal practice though -- nor should it be!

crabapple

20:52

Imagine if you were trying to apply to law school and half the seats were already taken by schmucks from last year's waitlist

llama

20:52

@crabapple: I would LOL. Real shyster move tho, you rite.

llama

20:53

@Arianq4: 1. Move. 2. Pursue other, non legal work, then take a year after UG to work if u wish

llama

20:54

A shyster: is a person who is dishonest or unethical, especially in the practice of law. The term is often used as a derogatory term for lawyers. pinnacle word choice imo.

SaddestPortlander

21:22

@crabapple: mich puts it out as an option and said in a waitlist session this year that they want to take more people than normal this way due to app volume

SaddestPortlander

21:23

it makes sense for me because I got a new opportunity for a year and figured it wouldn't hurt to ask

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

22:14

was there a vandy wave today? seems like a small one

crabapple

22:26

Oh okay my bad I have never been waitlisted at umich so I wouldn’t know how they do that splish

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:02

hey guys

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:03

do you think a low gpa automatically disqualifies you

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:03

from good law schools

tonkatruck

23:36

no

omelette

0:08

define "good law school:

omelette

0:09

there are plenty of "good" regional non-T14 law schools by employment standards. but i assume u mean T14 or T20

JuicyApple

0:46

@ReadyThinWerewolf: Yeah, I mean you got like Berk this year that hasn't dipped under 3.6. Some are like that.

JuicyApple

0:46

nm they dipped under for like idk 10 fucking people.

JuicyApple

0:46

Yeah, if you dont have at least a 3.7 it means you fucked around and didn't try hard in undergrad.

JuicyApple

0:48

Here we will do Yale. 3 people got in lower than a 3.75. So yeah, some schools are practically unreachable without some insane soft if you don't have a good gpa.

UbiquitousKoala

1:25

@ReadyThinWerewolf: Depends on what you consider a good school and low GPA. For t14, usually but not necessarily. As another said, some schools are very likely a no-go, like Yale and Berk. But Stanford can be a bit of an outlier. But if you’re talking a really low GPA, then you have to reset your expectations and focus on a regional school that will get you what you want

UbiquitousKoala

1:27

At Berkeley, for instance, a low GPA is essentially an auto-R. They only accept one or two sub 3.0 GPAs a year

JuicyApple

2:02

They got a lawyer on next level chef this season. Nice: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200189786/s04-e02-home-chef-auditions

JuicyApple

2:19

Oh lmfao that's the only episode he is on. R.I.P. Brooklyn State prosecutor.

NextTemporaryCentipede

2:26

Does a finding of misconduct and irregularity prevent someone from being a lawyer

JuicyApple

2:58

Probably not

JuicyApple

3:00

I know a guy who was straight up texting during the LSAT and he is fine. Went to law school last year. Guy probably should not be going to law school but I tutored him so now he is.

NextTemporaryCentipede

3:02

Thank you, did lsac find out about it

NextTemporaryCentipede

3:02

The texting

180SupremeWarrior

5:29

i hate this cycle :(

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