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Simple English definitions for legal terms

retire

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A quick definition of retire:

Retire: To stop working or doing a job. It can also mean to pay off a loan or for a jury to go into a room to make a decision after hearing all the evidence and instructions.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: to stop working at one's occupation, pay off a loan, or for a jury to go into the jury room to decide on a verdict after all evidence, argument and jury instructions have been completed.

  • After working for 40 years, John decided to retire and enjoy his retirement.
  • Samantha was able to retire her student loan after making her final payment.
  • The judge instructed the jury to retire to the jury room to deliberate on the verdict.

The first example illustrates the first definition of retiring, which means to stop working at one's occupation. John has worked for 40 years and has decided to retire, which means he will no longer work at his job.

The second example illustrates the second definition of retiring, which means to pay off a loan. Samantha has made her final payment on her student loan, which means she has retired the loan and no longer owes any money.

The third example illustrates the third definition of retiring, which means for a jury to go into the jury room to decide on a verdict after all evidence, argument and jury instructions have been completed. The judge has instructed the jury to retire to the jury room to deliberate on the verdict, which means they will discuss the evidence and arguments presented in the trial and come to a decision.

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11:19
Election Day election day
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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
if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place
Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."
imagine if it was like Berkley applications
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
Election status: Complete
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
For months
triplethread
11:23
erection day
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
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
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
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?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
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
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
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