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16 Cards in this Set
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Laws |
enforceable rules of conduct in a society, typically reflect the culture and circumstances that create them. |
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Code |
Laws that are grouped into an organized form |
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Common Law |
Laws that are based on the current standards or customs of the place. |
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Positive law |
Law that dictated from above in this fashion. |
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Jurisdiction |
the power to decide a case |
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Equity |
fairness |
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constitution |
a document that sets the frame work of the government |
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statues |
laws |
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ordinances |
legislation created by a town or city council or by a country board or commision |
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case law |
judicial branch of government creates them |
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stare decisis |
effectiveness of case law arises out of the doctrine |
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administrative agencies |
governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws |
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civil law |
a group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them |
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criminal law |
violation of a citizens right to live in peace |
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procedural law |
deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties |
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substantive law |
defines legal rights and duties |
