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16 Cards in this Set
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Contract law
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The law of legally enforceable promises
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Intentional Tort
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Non contractual legal wrong caused by one who desires to cause the wrong Ex. assault
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Constitutional relativity
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The idea that constitutional interpretation is relative to the time in which the constitution is being interpreted.
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Public Law
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A classification of legal subject matters that regulates the relationship of individuals and organizations to society. Includes constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law
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procedural law
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The body of rules governing the manner in which legal claims are enforced.
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punitive damages
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Monetary damages in excess of a compensatory award, usually granted in intentional tort cases
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jurisprudence
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The theory or philosophy of law
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property
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A bundle of private, exclusive rights in people to acquire , possess, use, and transfer scarce resources
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Property law
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The law of the legal fence that establishes exclusive right in someone called an owner.
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Remedy
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The means by which a right enforced, or the violation of a right is prevented, redressed, or compensated.
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sanctions
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Penalties imposed for violation of law
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negligence
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A person's failure to exercise reasonable care that foreseeabley causes another injury, a type of tort.
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Strict liabililty
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Torts that require the plaintiff to prove only that the defendant has injured something proper to the plaintiff.
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Tort
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Civil wrong other than a Breach of contract
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Private law
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Covers legal problems and issues that concern your private resource relationships with other people. Includes property law, contract law, tort law
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Stare decisis
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The doctrine that traditionally indicates that a court should follow prior decisions in all cases based on substantially similar facts. Literally means " let the prior decision stand".
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