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A quick definition of serjeant:

Serjeant: A word that means either a sergeant or a serjeant-at-law.

A sergeant is a military rank, while a serjeant-at-law is a type of lawyer who used to have a special status in England.

Overall, the word "serjeant" refers to someone who holds a position of authority or expertise in their field.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A serjeant is a type of legal professional in the United Kingdom. There are two types of serjeants:

Sergeant: A rank in the military or police force.
Serjeant-at-law: A senior barrister who has been appointed by the Queen's Counsel.

For example, a serjeant-at-law is a highly respected and experienced lawyer who has been appointed to the highest level of the legal profession in England and Wales. They wear a special uniform and are addressed as "Serjeant" in court.

Another example is a sergeant in the police force who is responsible for maintaining law and order and protecting the public.

These examples illustrate the two different meanings of the term "serjeant" and how they are used in different contexts.

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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

HowlEngineer

8:57

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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