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A quick definition of wite:

Term: WITE

Definition: Wite, also spelled wyte, is a type of punishment that was given by the Crown or other authorities for serious crimes like murder. It was a fine that had to be paid by the person who committed the crime as a form of punishment.

A more thorough explanation:

Wite (pronounced "wIt") is a historical term that refers to a fine imposed by the Crown or other authority as a punishment for a serious crime, such as murder. It was a way for the government to collect money from criminals as a form of punishment.

In Anglo-Saxon England, a person who committed murder would have to pay a wite to the king as a punishment.
During the Middle Ages, a person who was caught stealing could be fined a wite by the lord of the manor.

These examples illustrate how wite was used as a form of punishment for serious crimes. The amount of the fine would depend on the severity of the crime and the authority imposing it. It was a way for the government to collect money from criminals and deter others from committing similar crimes.

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cumsock

15:37

@choosingpeace: Philly doesn’t stink whoever said that is dumb

cumsock

15:38

It’s the 6th biggest city in the country there is plenty to do and eat and so on and so forth of course it has bad areas but so does every city

windyMagician

15:38

why would you withdraw girl

sadpadresfan

15:38

@ImpartialLion: nah cuz there’s no way of knowing if they would’ve sent u an II later on

sadpadresfan

15:38

Isn’t uchicago like Top 4 tho

choosingpeace

15:38

@cumsock: they said there's like nothing to do there lol

choosingpeace

15:38

ive never been so i was just like ohhh

texaslawhopefully

15:38

UChicago is number one

windyMagician

15:39

^ period

ImpartialLion

15:39

u know it was a double thing. I missed II and my gf didn't want to live in the midwest anymore

sadpadresfan

15:39

But it’s fucking uchicago thooo LOL

sadpadresfan

15:39

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sadpadresfan

15:40

Makes sense tho

cumsock

15:40

@choosingpeace: there’s plenty to do in Philly 😂 it’s a giant city

ImpartialLion

15:40

So after missing the II, I was like whatever. Maybe it's a sign to withdraw

windyMagician

15:40

nah making decisions off the gf is out of pocket

ImpartialLion

15:40

nahhhhh we been together since 10th grade

texaslawhopefully

15:40

I guess it depends what your goals are. If it's generic biglaw, CLS will get you the same outcome

ImpartialLion

15:40

6 yrs on January 30th

lilypadfrog

15:40

awwww <3 i love love

ImpartialLion

15:41

I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr

ImpartialLion

15:41

It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL

texaslawhopefully

15:41

CLS is not even close to Chicago for clerking lmao

choosingpeace

15:41

wait would yall pick CLS or penn?

windyMagician

15:42

I didn't apply to either but I would pick penn

PuppyBot

15:42

penn bc im in state

ImpartialLion

15:42

no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself

cumsock

15:42

Penn

texaslawhopefully

15:42

I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships

texaslawhopefully

15:42

not sure about for liberals

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