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Law |
Is the body of rules and principles that every member of society must follow |
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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 |
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Civil law |
The body of law imposed by the state or government for its citizens. |
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Common law |
Body of law based on custom and judicial precedent rather then a codified statues |
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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. |
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Federal law |
A process involving the Congress and the US presidents generally creates a federal statues |
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