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sealed instrument

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A quick definition of sealed instrument:

A sealed instrument is a legal document that has a personal seal affixed by the bound party. In the past, this seal was considered indisputable evidence of the validity of the obligations in the document. However, many states have abolished the distinction between sealed and unsealed instruments, and the laws applicable to sealed instruments do not apply to contracts for the sale of goods or negotiable instruments. The seal is no longer commonly used, and its legal significance is often limited to the application of a longer statute of limitations to actions on sealed instruments.

A more thorough explanation:

A sealed instrument is a legal document that has a personal seal affixed by the bound party. This seal is recognized as providing indisputable evidence of the validity of the underlying obligations. In the past, the seal was used to make documents indisputable as to the terms of the underlying obligation, thereby dispensing with the necessity of witnesses. The sealed instrument was considered such reliable evidence that it actually became the contract itself, called a "specialty."

However, the common-law distinction between sealed and unsealed instruments has been abolished by many states, and the UCC provides that the laws applicable to sealed instruments do not apply to contracts for the sale of goods or negotiable instruments. This means that the seal is no longer necessary to make a contract legally binding.

For example, a person may sign a contract to purchase a car and affix their personal seal to the document. In the past, this seal would have made the contract indisputable, but today, the contract is legally binding regardless of whether or not a seal is present.

In states where the seal is still recognized, its primary legal significance is often the application of a longer statute of limitations to actions on sealed instruments. This means that the time limit for taking legal action on a sealed instrument is longer than for an unsealed instrument.

Overall, while the use of seals in legal documents has declined over time, they still hold some legal significance in certain jurisdictions.

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lilypadfrog
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do UR statuses at Penn actually mean anything?
jackfrost11770
13:56
I don't think so
jackfrost11770
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I got a UR when I emailed themc
jackfrost11770
13:56
But it would be nice to have something at least
lilypadfrog
13:56
like whether the date changes. is that actually indicative of something. I feel like people have said they got in without a second date change
jackfrost11770
13:56
I just cannot believe I thought I would have more or less of an idea where I'd be going to law school by end of January
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went complete at penn a month ago with still no UR
jackfrost11770
13:56
How was that too ambitious of a thought
jackfrost11770
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March at the very least atp
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@llama: thank you!!! 44 apps thats crazy dude
Trismegistus
13:57
jack me too buddy
lilypadfrog
13:57
@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute
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I'm actually never gonna hear from BU
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definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume
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@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know
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i really think they should push back seat deposits to june
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its unfair
jackfrost11770
13:58
Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct
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I've been complete since mid Sept:(
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If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early
jackfrost11770
14:00
Me neither
jackfrost11770
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Someone applied to nyu in December and got today
jackfrost11770
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I mgoikg to lose my fucking mind
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re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems
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if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it
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Everyone admitted to penn looks like above medians
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