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A quick definition of legal force:

Legal force refers to the use of physical or verbal pressure against a person or thing. It can be reasonable force, which is appropriate for protecting oneself or one's property, or excessive force, which is unnecessary or unreasonable. Deadly force is a type of extreme force that can cause serious harm or death, and it can only be used in self-defense against another's deadly force. Unlawful force is directed against a person without their consent and is a criminal offense or actionable tort.

A more thorough explanation:

Legal force refers to the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or one's property without facing criminal or tortious liability. It is a type of force that is not excessive and is appropriate for the situation at hand.

For example, if someone breaks into your home, you have the right to use reasonable force to protect yourself and your property. This may include using physical force to restrain the intruder or calling the police for assistance.

However, if you use excessive force, such as using a weapon to harm the intruder when they are no longer a threat, you may face criminal charges or a civil lawsuit for using unlawful force.

It is important to note that the use of deadly force is only permitted in self-defense if the other person is using deadly force against you. Using deadly force in any other situation may result in criminal charges.

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Lynch is more in touch with his unconscious/dream state than the average person
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How’s your LSAT studying been going?
18:49
It is good. I have about two more weeks and I broke the 90 level on LSAT Demon which is good last night. My goal is 95 so I can probably get it before I test. It is scaled our of 100. This is for LR. My RC is below that but I know the more I get better at MBT questions the better my RC becomes.
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I do like psychological horror though.
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18:54
I have never used lsat demon; how do their levels relate to actual lsat scoring?
18:56
kinda go in 20 point intervals. 20 points if you have mastered lvl 1 difficulty questions, 100 points if you have mastered lvl 5.
18:56
Getting 100 points is incredibly difficult though. anything baout 95 is pushing the 175-180 range. 90-95 is like 170-174 or so. etc.
18:56
yeah but if you’re getting a 95 on all sections what LSAT score is that? how is that calculated?
18:56
oh okay
18:57
so 100 would be a 180?
18:57
Yeah, 100 is like you would get a 180 and there's nothing more to teach you. I have only seen someone with a 100 like 2/3 times.
18:57
are you taking practice tests that are being scored though?
18:57
or just drills
18:57
Yep, they get factored into it.
18:58
I do drilling essentially every day. A timed section every 3, and a test every 2 weeks.
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re: WashU's URM lsat differential - fair to chalk that up to LSAT redaction weirdness messing w the scale or are they generally starved for URMs
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20:07
And an (albeit negligible) inverse URM GPA differential
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just submitted my first ever app! and now I am consumed by The Dread
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@SassyLearnedSquid: congrats
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@OppositeEarlyCorgi: yep, fuckin sucks. My community college is scalled down by LSAC so I go from a 3.77 to a 3.44 or some shit like that.
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My community college didn't have the A+ grade and only A's at 4.0 so there are classes I know I got an A+ in and should have a 4.0 but LSAC sees it as a 3.7 or whatever.
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Idk, hard to describe.
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My bad, should have had 4.33 but LSAC sees it as 4.0
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