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A quick definition of law:

Law: The rules that people follow to make sure everyone is treated fairly. In the United States, judges make decisions based on past cases, which is called case law. Other countries have different ways of making decisions. There are also different types of law, like state and federal law, and rules about how to follow the law (procedural law) and what the law actually says (substantive law). International law is when all countries agree to follow the same rules.

A more thorough explanation:

Law refers to the system of rules and regulations that govern a society. In the United States, the law system is based on common law, which means that judges rely on previous court decisions to make their rulings. This collection of decisions is called case law. Other countries, such as Japan, have a civil law system that relies on explicit codes to make decisions.

Law can also refer to state and federal laws, which include both common law and statutes and regulations. Procedural law outlines the steps that must be taken in legal proceedings, while substantive law defines the rights and obligations of individuals and organizations.

International law is a set of rules that all countries agree to follow out of a sense of mutual obligation and concern. Examples of international law include treaties, conventions, and agreements between nations.

For example, if a person is accused of a crime in the United States, the judge will look at previous court decisions to determine how to rule on the case. The state and federal laws will also be taken into account. Procedural law will dictate how the trial proceeds, while substantive law will determine the person's rights and obligations. In international law, countries may agree to follow a treaty that outlines how to handle a specific issue, such as trade or human rights.

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no he’s literally like 8 and he fully just put his head on my bicep and slept
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21:35
he has since moved
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i just went into a discord vc and yelled "YALL I JUST GOT INTO J.M. SCHOOL OF LAW"
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people were getting excited :sob:
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then someone was like "what does jm stand for" and i was like .. well
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:39
@splitty Oregon!
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:45
haha my brother and sister in law live there
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soyalmondoatmilk
8:38
good morning! hoping waves will come our wave today
8:42
GW wave today?
8:57
There’s someone I found on here with the username threeoutchange and if my understanding is correct that’s a reference to the debut album by a pretty cool 90s-00s Japanese band called Supercar. I geeked a little
8:57
It could just be a baseball reference I don’t get though lol
Dkk
9:00
@renard99: also, the same band that does a song in the anime Eureka 7 which I watched when I was like idk, 12
9:00
Yeah! They are pretty good. Three Out Change is an awesome J-rock record
Dkk
9:01
I will probably not listen to them more but fun fact. Really random to start the day. An omen that the waves will be very random today.
Dkk
9:03
Fuck, reading the wikipedia now. Literal last song they did before they broke up was Storywriter. Wow.
9:05
That one is a masterpiece
9:05
My favorite song by them is Recreation
glovediedthisishismom
9:05
snowing
Dkk
9:07
@renard99: man, hard to find.
Dkk
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@glovediedthisishismom: Congrats on the snow.
Dkk
9:16
@renard99: Poetic and nice.
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