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quia timet

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A quick definition of quia timet:

Term: quia timet

Definition: Quia timet is a legal term that means "because he fears". It is a doctrine that allows a person to seek help from a court to prevent future harm to their rights or interests. This is used when someone is worried that they will be hurt in the future and they need the court's help to prevent it. For example, if someone is afraid that their neighbor will build a fence that will block their view, they can use quia timet to ask the court to stop their neighbor from building the fence.

A more thorough explanation:

Quia timet is a legal term that means "because he fears". It is a doctrine that allows a person to seek help from a court to prevent future harm to a specific right or interest. This is done through equitable relief.

For example, if someone fears that their neighbor will build a fence that will block their access to a road, they can seek quia timet relief from a court. The court can order the neighbor not to build the fence, even though it hasn't been built yet. This is because the person's right to access the road is in danger of being harmed in the future.

Another example is if someone fears that their business partner will steal their trade secrets. They can seek quia timet relief from a court to prevent the partner from using or disclosing the secrets in the future.

Overall, quia timet allows people to seek help from a court to prevent future harm to their rights or interests, even if the harm hasn't happened yet.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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??
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
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
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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.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
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
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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