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miskenning

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A quick definition of miskenning:

Miskenning is a mistake made in a legal case, such as a wrongful summons or a pleading error. If someone makes a mistake in their case, they may be punished with a fine or imprisonment. This was common in English law before the time of Edward I. It was important for litigants to be careful and avoid mistakes, or they would face penalties.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Miskenning (mis-ken-ing) is a wrongful summons or a pleading mistake or irregularity. It comes from the French word "misw" meaning "wrong" and the Saxon word "cennan" meaning "to declare."

For example, in the past, every defeated plaintiff could be punished for a false claim. Any fraudulent misuse of the law would be punished by imprisonment. Every mistake in pleading, every miskenning, brought a punishment on the pleader if the mistake was to be retrieved. A litigant who hoped to get to the end of his suit without a punishment must have been a very optimistic person.

This means that if someone made a mistake in their legal documents or summoned someone wrongly, they could be punished. This was common in the past, and people had to be very careful when they were involved in legal proceedings.

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letsseehowitgoesnow

11:17

so washu only called one person

ClockworkBlue

11:17

So all the D1 athletes will get into a T-14. What else is new?

BytchiestBunny

11:17

@TheAdoptedOne: that is called "Dean Poker Night" lol

TheAdoptedOne

11:18

@ClockworkBlue: I feel like most people could train for the 40 for the same amount of time as they do the LSAT and get close to sub 5 which would be equivalent to a 167+

TheAdoptedOne

11:18

this is like the schizophrenic posts JJK tik tok be putting out

TheAdoptedOne

11:19

powerscaling Law School deans up next

limpweeny

11:19

Election Day election day

TheAdoptedOne

11:19

Write in Dean Z vote

limpweeny

11:20

Saw a guy that wrote in Biden and he said no retirement for you buddy

1a2b3c4d26z

11:20

@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true

TheAdoptedOne

11:20

if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place

ClockworkBlue

11:21

Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."

TheAdoptedOne

11:21

imagine if it was like Berkley applications

1a2b3c4d26z

11:22

Election status: Complete

1a2b3c4d26z

11:22

For months

triplethread

11:23

erection day

TheAdoptedOne

11:23

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1gixhib/berkeleys_application_is_snobby_af/

soapy

11:23

Shoutout to Robinhood's election bet not resolving until January

triplethread

11:23

is anyone else like certain that trump will win

ambitiouslizard

11:23

he aint winning

triplethread

11:23

i like being a pessimist

ambitiouslizard

11:24

he lost his re-election, why would he win this one?

1a2b3c4d26z

11:25

I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app

ClockworkBlue

11:25

I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.

1a2b3c4d26z

11:26

Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on

TheAdoptedOne

11:28

I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy

ClockworkBlue

11:31

I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:33

the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring

TheAdoptedOne

11:33

my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:33

safe is always better

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