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Terms are books of legal cases that were reported anonymously and regularly during the reign of Edward I to Henry VIII. They were called Year Books because they were grouped under the regnal years of the sovereigns in whose reigns the reported cases were cited. The reports were probably originally prepared by law teachers and students and later by professional reporters or scribes. They were written in Anglo-French, the language of courtly speech, and their authorship is unknown. The earliest reports were used for case-method instruction in law school and contained ideas and suggestions rather than historical authenticity as precedents. The year-books did not end at any fixed date and were identified by the name of the author.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Terms refer to the Year Books, which are books of cases reported anonymously and regularly. They cover the period from the reign of Edward I to the time of Henry VIII. The reports were probably originally prepared by law teachers and students and later by professional reporters or scribes. The title "Year Books" comes from grouping the cases under the regnal years of the sovereigns in whose reigns the reported cases were cited.

For example, the Year Books were written in Anglo-French, the language of courtly speech. Their authorship is unknown, and they are referred to by the generic name "year-books." The reports settled into a more uniform and at times apparently single series. The year-books did not end at any fixed date. What has usually been taken as their end is the result of two concurrent factors: the advent of printing, and the practice of identifying reports by the name of the author.

The Year Books are important because they contain ideas and suggestions that were used to teach law students. They were not used as historical authenticity as precedents.

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CynicalOops
17:14
Presents
CynicalOops
17:14
Im just gonna get everyone tickets so thats why i said that
jackfrost11770
17:14
people are so stupid on the internet its crazy
CynicalOops
17:15
T5 soft
windyMagician
17:18
that and the post asking for low gpa success stories along with every other identifying detail
i should be a vtuber so i can finally realize my dream of becoming an anime girl
17:23
@CynicalOops: tickets to what?
CynicalOops
17:26
I got my brother tickets to a golf tournament and im going to get my mom ski lift tickets because she just moved near a ski resort
Dkk
18:08
Nice, I am on bad terms with my siblings so i am getting them nothing and they should get me nothing too and I am getting my mom a gift.
18:16
I just noticed that UMich has the majority of their acceptances really early on. Does anyone know what happens to mid-November applicants? Are we just cooked?
TGM
18:23
How long can I delay sending my fall grades if they hurt my GPA? I’m still waiting on decisions and ideally I’m hoping they decide BEFORE seeing my new grades
TGM
18:27
dropped my GPA below median for a couple of schools I’m applying to, when I was above median before
Dkk
18:32
@TGM: Not long enough to get another transcript to recover.
Dkk
18:33
Honestly you could just wait until someone actually asks for your fall grades. Who knows.
Dkk
18:34
@wigwav: It looks like if below medians it will not help but If applying in November it seems you are still middle of the cycle.
18:34
@wigwav: nah
TGM
18:34
like am I expected to send it unprompted or can I wait until a school requested it
Dkk
18:35
@TGM: Expected to send it unprompted but you can wait and see.
18:36
Is your LSAT also below median?
TGM
18:37
It’s above median, but I’m applying T6 with unimpressive softs, so even with a good LSAT it’s tough
texaslawhopefully
18:38
Yeah, then I would just wait as long as you can to send it
texaslawhopefully
18:38
For like HLS at least, if you wait till J6 then you may already have a decision
TGM
18:39
@texaslawhopefully: alas, haven’t even gotten an interview (applied around thanksgiving)
18:39
Yeah I would delay as long as you have plausible deniability
TGM
18:40
I actually do have a transcript issue that registrar needs to resolve, should I say that
TGM
18:41
(Course marked as Incomplete that’s supposed to be removed)
TGM
18:41
not sure if I should email them to say that, or just hold off on sending it and not give an excuse
18:41
I think I just wouldn’t reach out and if they ask for them then say that
Dkk
18:41
@tgm Yeah sounds good, say that if they ask
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