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Law
Is the body of rules and principles that every member of society must follow
Codify
To comply, arrange, systemize and write the law of a given region into a code
Deals with private offenses, such as a violation of contracts, and failure of professional duty
Civil law
The body of law imposed by the state or government for its citizens.
Common law
Body of law based on custom and judicial precedent rather then a codified statues
Statutory law
Written law enacted by federal and state legislation bodies. also known as black letter law, meaning the words committed to paper that govern.
Federal law
A process involving the Congress and the US presidents generally creates a federal statues
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