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turpis causa

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A quick definition of turpis causa:

Turpis causa is a Latin term that means "immoral consideration." In legal terms, consideration refers to something of value that is exchanged between parties in a contract. Immoral consideration is a type of consideration that goes against societal norms and is therefore invalid. Contracts that are supported by immoral consideration are usually voidable or unenforceable.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Turpis causa is a Latin term that means "immoral consideration." It refers to a type of consideration that is so offensive to society's norms that it is not valid. A contract supported by immoral consideration is usually voidable or unenforceable. For example, if someone promises to pay another person to commit a crime, the contract is based on immoral consideration and is not valid.

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TheMidwestMonger

14:29

Sorry, I meant the far right and their reaction lol

lavenderlemon

14:29

I live in alabama if she wins it's gonna be crazy here

limpweeny

14:30

same as last time whine that it was rigged go to court lose every time

lavenderlemon

14:30

good thing im bouncing next year

lavenderlemon

14:30

oh yeah

JumpySubsequentDolphin

14:31

why won’t ASU send my scholly info ☹️

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:31

they sent mine about 3 hours after i got the initial acceptance video thing

lavenderlemon

14:31

I just wanna hear back from them

limpweeny

14:31

the adcomm office got there at 10 am took a two hour lunch at 12 and left at 3:30 -- trust me im from the year 2076

lavenderlemon

14:31

lol

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:32

lavender, they should usually get back within a month of going complete

lavenderlemon

14:33

okie doke, thank u!

JumpySubsequentDolphin

14:35

@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: good to know! I thought I missed SMTH bc someone told me they got their admissions packet before the video lol

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

14:35

I got school that have me under review for over a month... just hope it puts me in their first wave of As

TackyProudYogurt

14:39

Anyone know if asu releases decisions all at once or if they trickle out throughout the day?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:39

I'm pretty sure it's a trickle because they send you a personalized video too

TackyProudYogurt

14:40

Ah okay so I do need to continue refreshing my email every 10 seconds

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:40

I would say potentially. I received my email/video around noon eastern time, and I've seen people get it past 5pm eastern

coolgirl

14:40

Does anyone know if pending decision means I’ll get a response soon? My status changed

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:41

oooh which school?

TheMidwestMonger

14:42

^^

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

14:42

@coolgirl: does it say that on the lawhub portal? My one A this cycle it said pending decision on their applicant portal and that they will email me in 24hrs the results.

coolgirl

14:43

FAMU

coolgirl

14:44

I got pending decision a week ago on my portal but haven’t seen any updates since

JumpySubsequentDolphin

14:45

@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: yours was personalized?! mine wasn’t 🙁

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

14:45

That would kill my soul, see other people in that schools specific chat saying the same thing. Maybe they give a decision by mail?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:50

@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I mean the dean just said my name and that was it but it’s still technically personalized

JumpySubsequentDolphin

14:51

she didn’t say my name 😀

JumpySubsequentDolphin

14:51

she was like congrats see you soon

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

14:52

I also did apply super early and got my decision early so maybe they just had more time in september

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