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life of a writ

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A quick definition of life of a writ:

Life of a Writ: The time period when a writ can be used to take legal action. This period usually ends on the day when the writ must be returned to the court, as stated by the law or the writ itself.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The life of a writ refers to the period during which a writ can be enforced. This period usually ends on the day specified by the law or the writ itself, by which it must be returned to the court.

Example: A court issues a writ of execution to enforce a judgment against a debtor. The life of the writ would be the period during which the sheriff can seize the debtor's property to satisfy the judgment. If the writ specifies that it must be returned to the court within 30 days, then the life of the writ would be 30 days.

Explanation: The example illustrates how the life of a writ is the period during which it can be enforced. In this case, the writ of execution allows the sheriff to seize the debtor's property, but only for a limited time. Once the time period specified by the writ expires, the sheriff can no longer enforce it.

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lilypadfrog

13:57

@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute

recentboo

13:57

I'm actually never gonna hear from BU

info-man

13:57

definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume

info-man

13:57

@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know

PuppyBot

13:58

i really think they should push back seat deposits to june

PuppyBot

13:58

its unfair

jackfrost11770

13:58

Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct

recentboo

13:59

I've been complete since mid Sept:(

recentboo

13:59

If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early

jackfrost11770

14:00

Me neither

jackfrost11770

14:00

Someone applied to nyu in December and got today

jackfrost11770

14:00

I mgoikg to lose my fucking mind

llama

14:01

re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems

[] starfishies

14:02

if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it

lilypadfrog

14:03

yeah you can request an extension. usually it’s like a week though

PuppyBot

14:03

i need tips for not falling asleep at work

SaddestPortlander

14:03

drugs

PuppyBot

14:03

can we talk about something interesting like i dont know drugs sex death

ReminiscentZestyFish

14:04

Everyone admitted to penn looks like above medians

PuppyBot

14:04

time to harass glove on linkedin

lilypadfrog

14:06

that’s a good way to stay awake. tell him to come back here

PuppyBot

14:08

lily i broke a rubber band already

PuppyBot

14:08

le sigh

lilypadfrog

14:08

damn you get vicious with it. just pinch yourself or something

lilypadfrog

14:09

don’t break your finger

oakenrays

14:13

its a bum-ass law school but LSD really needs to update UCLawSF's name

oakenrays

14:13

whose manager can I call about that

lilypadfrog

14:14

I think the people in charge don’t come on here anymore but you can email them if you really care like that

llama

14:14

yeah true that. Although I prefer Hastings just because it is easy to differentiate from U of SF

renard99

14:14

There's a lot on this site that doesn't work and for maybe $5k I'd be more than willing to fix it

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