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Simple English definitions for legal terms

maiden

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A quick definition of maiden:

A maiden is a young woman who is not married. In the past, in Scotland, it was also a name for a device used to behead criminals. The first person to be executed by this device was the Earl of Morton in 1581. It was the early version of the guillotine, and if someone was said to "kiss the maiden," it meant they were going to be put to death. Maiden can also refer to a woman's original last name before she gets married.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A young unmarried woman. In Scots law, an instrument used to behead criminals. The Earl of Morton introduced the instrument to Scotland, and it was the prototype of the guillotine. "To kiss the maiden" was to be put to death.

Examples:

  • She was a maiden of 18 years old.
  • The Earl of Morton was executed by the maiden in 1581.

The first example illustrates the first definition of maiden as a young unmarried woman. The second example illustrates the second definition of maiden as an instrument used for beheading criminals in Scots law.

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Mostlylegal
9:35
we living through our first recession as adults yall
Mostlylegal
9:35
getting to the point where i might not even go to law school if i get an offer
but why
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My cycle is so cooked so far :(
oh lord u gota start drafting some LOCIs
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how does this shit even work? do they use your email to track updates on your applications or something?
If you call law schools and ask about the status of your app are you likely to get an answer?
Honestly was expecting this cycle to go much better with my stats :(
idk but I was told not to contact the schools unless it has been literally months since you submitted application and it's already way past the deadline
literally all the schools I've applied to still show pending here, so I'm skeptical if it's even connected right or not
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when did u submit your apps
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@BalancedBlueberry: no u have to input everything manually
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Mostlylegal
10:11
@llama: money during a recession is important and id rather keep myself and family afloat than goof off a year in law school getting into debt
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ohh i see. yea we all input our information manually literally everything from decision to UR to scholarship to FW
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helps me to keep track of everything but the auto checker would be very helpful if it worked
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at least i think that's the dealio here
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the status checker doesnt work on this website
@Mostlylegal: I don't think continuing your education for a better future is ever a bad idea. Hopefully the source of the recession will be out of office by the time we all graduate and things will be better
Mostlylegal
10:27
no i agree that if you have an offer to take it, its just at the moment my offers do not exist and i dont think I will get enough money to justify leaving my job
what tier soft is having an mba?
Mostlylegal
10:27
i make enough that the only profit id get out of law school would be a big law job, I am shooting for that and that only
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