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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of peer:

A peer is someone who is equal to you, like a friend who is the same age or has the same interests. It can also mean someone who does the same job as you, like a scientist who checks your work to make sure it's correct. In a legal setting, a peer is someone who is a citizen and can serve on a jury to help decide if someone is guilty or not. They don't have to be exactly like the person on trial, but they should be fair and unbiased.

A more thorough explanation:

A peer is someone who is equal to another person in some way. This could mean they are the same age, have a similar social status, or work in the same profession. For example, in some fields, research or articles must be peer-reviewed, which means they are reviewed by other experts in the same field to make sure they are accurate.

In a legal context, a person's peers are other adult citizens. For example, a jury of one's peers is a group of citizens who are randomly selected to hear a court case. These individuals may not share the same traits as the defendant, such as age, race, or gender, but they are considered peers because they are all adult citizens.

Example: A group of high school students who are all the same age and attend the same school are peers. They are equal to each other in terms of their age and social status.

Example: A group of doctors who work in the same field are peers. They are equal to each other in terms of their profession and expertise.

Example: A jury of adult citizens who are randomly selected to hear a court case are peers. They are equal to each other in terms of their status as adult citizens.

These examples illustrate how peers are people who are equal to each other in some way, whether it be age, profession, or citizenship.

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soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
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