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Jurisdiction

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The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific action

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Common Law

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The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and US courts, not attributable to a legislature

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Precedent

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A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts

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Case law

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The rules announced in court decisions. Case law includes the aggregate of reported cases that interpret judicial precedents, statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions

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Commerce claus

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The provision in Article 1; section 8, of the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.

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Categorical imperative

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A concept developed by the philosopher Immaunuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is wrong or right, or desirable or undesirable, a person should evaluate the action in terms of what would happen if everybody else in the same situation, or category acted the same way

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Moral minimum

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The minimum degree of ethical behavior expected of a business firm, which is usually defined as compliance with the law

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Long arm statute

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A state statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendents. A defendent must have "minimum contacts" with that state for the statute to apply

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Deposition

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The testimony of a party to a lawsuit or a witness taken under oath.

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Interrogatories

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A series of written questions for which written answers are prepared, usually with the assistance of the party's attorney, and then signed under oath by a party to a lawsuit.