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objective meaning

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A quick definition of objective meaning:

Objective meaning refers to the meaning of something that is conveyed through written or spoken words. It is the understanding that a reasonable person would have of a communication, even if they may misunderstand it. In legal contracts, parties are often held to the objective meaning of the document, which is determined by a disinterested reasonable person who is familiar with the surrounding circumstances. This is different from subjective meaning, which is the meaning that a party to a legal document attributes to it when it is written, executed, or adopted. Plain meaning is also a related concept, which refers to the ordinary sense of words without considering the author's intent.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Objective meaning refers to the meaning of a written or spoken statement that is conveyed to a disinterested reasonable person who is familiar with the surrounding circumstances. It is the meaning that would be attributed to an unambiguous document or portion of a document.

For example, if a contract states that a buyer will pay $100 for a product, the objective meaning of this statement is that the buyer is obligated to pay $100 for the product. Even if the buyer subjectively believed that they only had to pay $50, they would still be held to the objective meaning of the contract.

Another example is the plain meaning rule, which is a type of objective meaning. This rule states that the meaning of a document should be interpreted based on the ordinary sense of the words used, without considering any extrinsic indications of the author's intent. For instance, if a law states that it is illegal to "drive over a red light," the objective meaning of this statement is that it is illegal to cross an intersection when the traffic signal is red.

Overall, objective meaning is important in legal contexts because it helps to ensure that parties are held accountable for the meaning of their written or spoken statements, regardless of their subjective beliefs or intentions.

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11:11
The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie
11:18
Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)
11:19
That school’s* culture
11:23
Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS
12:03
@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school
MildChiller
12:08
"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?
MildChiller
12:09
Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024
12:14
2024 cuz that's when you would've been admitted
I agree with Howl
12:19
Gecko what's ur dream school
Hard to say. I'm pretty firmly committed to the philly area so probably temple or villanova
Also relatively debt averse so I'd have to get a good scholarship from BC or Fordham to want to go but that's not very likely for me
Any advice? lol
[] baddestbunny
12:25
what’s a good scholarship for you? what would make BC or Fordham worth it?
12:25
Hmmmm let me think
[] baddestbunny
12:25
fordham’s max aid they give is 45k per year
Bunny I can possibly get a 75%+ scholarship from villanova or temple, and I'd be moving back in with my parents if I went there so I'd have near-zero COL. It'd be really hard to beat that
I would prefer BC over Fordham just because I like boston more, but I'm expecting a WL there tbh
I would maybe consider BC with $ but I don't know how to decide if a better biglaw chance is worth the COL + higher tuition
12:50
How do I know if my status checkers are properly linked
12:59
@ChowieBean: right now, Michigan, but there are several that come close. How about you?
13:05
@Law01: I haven't gotten the status checkers to work at all. When I sent an email to the LSData folks the other week, they said they were working on fixing them
13:10
but I think "Last Checked" would change from "Never" to something else
13:30
@HowlEngineer: I'll get more specific once I get my LSAT score, but NYU, Berk, GTown, UCLA
13:30
Anywhere that's top for PI
14:54
What do people typically write in the 'Optional Statement' for Georgetown
15:25
Yale application is wayyy too much work
15:28
So many apps want 'post-college activities' time to get a fuckin job
15:55
hey guys what happens if we dont have any honors or achievements oof, just don't include a section for it on the resume?
[] baddestbunny
16:01
They make the Yale app a lot of work to filter out the people who don’t really want it like that
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