click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab Compilation
List of Vocab Words And There Definitions
Vocab Word | Definitions |
---|---|
Morality | The values that govern a group's ideas about right and wrong. |
Ethics | The rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong. |
Justice | Treating people fairly and equally. |
Law | A system of rules of conduct established by a country's government to maintain stability and justice according to values that are relevant to that country. |
Constitution | A country's formal document that spells out the principles by which its government operates. |
Common law | A set of laws made by the courts that provide a series of consistent rules that later courts must follow. |
Statute | A law passed by a government body that has been made for the purpose of creating laws. |
Administrative law | The body of rules created by government agencies. |
Empathy | Understanding, being sensitive to. |
Permissible | Allowable. |
Prevalent | Generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored; widespread. |