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the7thsphere
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posted July 19, 2015 07:23 PM
 
Good point. (Practical consideration.)Just for fun, though, let me point out one I found. This oughtta pique your interest (and, I hope, raise at least a tiny sliver of righteous indignation in you, as it does me). I was watching a video presentation about common law, and the speaker, just as an aside, said, "Have you ever seen a document stamped 'certified true copy'? Look that phrase up. The combination of those two words actually means the opposite of what you'd think it does. It means not true." Of course, I was like "What the...?" So I pulled out Black's Law and went to work. Check this out: (Note: these dirty tricks started to be pulled in earnest with the 5th edition. When you want the whole definition, go to 4th edition or earlier.) Here's the definition from the 5th edition: quote:
True copy. A true copy does not mean an absolutely exact copy but means that the copy shall be so true that anybody can understand it.
And here's the definition from the 4th edition: quote:
TRUE COPY. A true copy, does not mean an absolutely exact copy but means that the copy shall be so true that anybody can understand it. It may contain an error or omission. 51 L.J.Ch. 905.
Notice what they started leaving out from 5th ed. onward? Think about that. That means that the person or organization providing you with a "true copy" of a document could omit anything they want, and it's perfectly legal. And that's just one example of this kind of chicanery. (I've found many more, but haven't bothered to remember them, specifically, since I have the dictionaries and can always find them again as needed.) IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 20, 2015 12:25 PM
Excellent!IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 21, 2015 12:30 PM
If you recall any others, do share.IP: Logged |
the7thsphere
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posted July 21, 2015 02:26 PM
Will do! Right now, I'm passing out, hopefully for a good eight hours. I just worked my second overnight shift of my new job, and have been having insomnia since three days prior.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 22, 2015 03:57 PM
That was a good one. I might actually share that one with my professors.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 08, 2015 01:04 PM
One week till orientation!IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 09, 2015 02:42 PM
Me in a suit. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 10, 2015 03:03 PM
Two more books arriving tomorrow, and then I will have all of them. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 11, 2015 02:54 PM
They arrived! Lots of reading to do...IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 12, 2015 04:38 PM
They read easy. Maybe it's just my interest in the material, but it's fun.IP: Logged |
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posted August 12, 2015 06:53 PM
7th sphere do you have Webster's 1828? I am a nerd to in all this underground law **** . It is definitely a rabbit hole lol. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 13, 2015 09:28 AM
Orientation starts tomorrow. Let the brainwashing begin. Just kidding. I can't be brainwashed.IP: Logged |
HoodBlaze
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posted August 13, 2015 11:03 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Randall:
Orientation starts tomorrow. Let the brainwashing begin. Just kidding. I can't be brainwashed.
Lol, well you can't escape the imprints, and the creation of the dialectic in your mind.... IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 14, 2015 10:30 AM
Nervous about orientation. I will stand out like a sore thumb.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 17, 2015 11:13 AM
Law school starts today.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 19, 2015 08:47 AM
First day went well.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 20, 2015 03:35 PM
Second day, not as well.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 21, 2015 09:49 AM
Third day today (and new professor).IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 22, 2015 09:07 AM
Great class! It's my favorite one.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 23, 2015 10:11 AM
Teachers in law school use the Socratic method. Not a big fan.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 24, 2015 11:11 AM
Socrates, why did you curse us so?IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 25, 2015 10:06 AM
I guess it works.  IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 26, 2015 09:42 AM
It somehow creates lawyers.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 27, 2015 11:32 AM
Got some time today for a breather. Relaxing while I can.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 28, 2015 11:23 AM
Did not want to get up this morning.  IP: Logged |
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