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13 Cards in this Set
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Civil liberties |
rights that can be exercised without government interference |
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Tribunals |
Any government bodies or official groups that deal with dispute resolution |
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Perjury |
Formal charges laid against an individual who made a false statement under oath |
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Incriminating |
Tending to establish or infer guilt |
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Habeas Corpus |
The Charter right that protects against unlawful detention or arrest; a court document, also known as a "writ", that determines whether the accused can be legally detained |
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Arbitrary |
without reason or judgment |
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Extradition |
The legal surrender or delivery of a fugitive from one state/government to the jurisdiction of another to face trial |
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Collective Bargaining |
The formal process of negotiating conditions of employment between an employer and their employees |
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Stay of Proceedings |
A judicial remedy used by the courts to stop an action against an accused if the continuance of the action is considered prejudicial to the accused |
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Damages |
Money awarded by the courts as compensation for injury or loss |
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Injunction |
A remedy directed by the courts ordering a party to continue or refrain from an action |
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Reading Down |
Narrow the interpretation of the legislation in order to prevent it from being declared unconstitutional |
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Reading in |
Adding a term that was not present in the actual legislation in order to prevent it from being declared unconstitutional |
