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A quick definition of praevaricator:

A praevaricator is someone who lies or doesn't tell the truth. In Roman law, it can also mean someone who betrays someone else's trust, like a lawyer who helps the other side instead of their own client.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Praevaricator (pree-var-uh-kay-tuhr) is another spelling of prevaricator (pri-var-uh-kay-tuhr), which means a person who lies or equivocates. In Roman law, it also refers to someone who betrays another's trust, such as a lawyer who helps the opposing party by betraying their client.

John was caught in a prevaricator's trap when he believed the salesman's false promises.
The lawyer was accused of being a praevaricator because he revealed his client's confidential information to the opposing party.

In the first example, John was deceived by a prevaricator who lied to him. In the second example, the lawyer was accused of being a praevaricator because he betrayed his client's trust by revealing confidential information to the opposing party. Both examples illustrate the definition of prevaricator/praevaricator as someone who lies or betrays trust.

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jackfrost11770

20:59

ALSO CONGRATS!

texaslawhopefully

21:03

Congrats1!

Ratratta

21:15

Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.

Ratratta

21:15

Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!

[] baddestbunny

22:16

every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles

Dkk

22:32

Nice! @Macaque

Dkk

22:32

@Aromatic, Have to guess.

Dkk

22:33

That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?

[] baddestbunny

22:40

I said accosted not assaulted

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

23:49

it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?

Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

does it mean anything ^

Dkk

2:21

NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.

[] baddestbunny

4:29

let’s get after it boys and girls

Dkk

5:21

I gtg to bed soon.

Dkk

5:22

Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:44

My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:46

Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night

Manysko

7:55

@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning

Manysko

7:56

Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week

soapy

8:48

UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December

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