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20 Cards in this Set
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Administrative Agency
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governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws
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business law
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covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions
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case law
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the appeal will be based on legal rulings made by the lower court in deciding the case
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civil law
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group of laws that refers to the group of laws that redress wrongs against individual persons
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code
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an organized form that laws are grouped into
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common law
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law based on the current standards or customs of hte people
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constitutional law
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when constitutions are adopted or amended, or hwne courts interpret constitutinos
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crime
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an offense against society
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criminal law
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when a citizens' right to live in peace is violated by crime
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equity
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fairness
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jurisdictino
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the power to decide a case
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laws
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enforceable rules of conduct in a society
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ordinance
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legislatino at the local level
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positive law
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law set down by a socereign or authority to prevent disputes and wrongs from occuring
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procedural law
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deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties
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stare decisis
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to adhere to decided cases -> requires lower courts must follow established case law in deciding cases
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statutes
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laws made by state or federal legislatures
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substansive law
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is concerned with all rules of ocnduct except those involved in enforcement
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torts
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private wrongs against people or organizations
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unconstitutinoal
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when a law is invalid because it conflicts with a constitution
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