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Law chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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Laws | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
equity | basic fairness |
jurisdiction | power of a court to decide a case |
code | laws grouped into organized form |
common law | law based on current standards or customs of the people |
positive law | law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
civil disobedience | open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
ethics | a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong |
constitutional law | based on constitutions |
statutory law | enacted by legislative bodies |
administrative law | rules and regulations made by administrative agencies |
civil law | addresses wrongs done to individuals |
criminal law | addresses wrongs done to society |
procedural law | deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties |
substantive law | defines legal rights and duties |
business law | rules that apply to business situations and transactions |
administrative agencies | government body formed to carry out particular laws |
stare decisis | doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases |
ordinances | legislation enacted by a town, city, or country board or commission |
statutes | law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
constitution | document that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs |