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12 Cards in this Set
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Plaintiff |
the party who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint in the appropriate court. |
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Defendant |
the party against whom a lawsuit is brought and from whom recovery is sought. |
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Stare Decisis |
the practice of relying on previous decisions in which similar disputes arose. |
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Common Law |
the body of recorded decisions that courts refer to and rely upon when making later legal decisions. |
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Precedent |
A model case that a court can follow when facing a similar situation. |
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Case Law |
The effects of court decisions that involve the same or similar facts. |
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Statutory Law |
The field of law involving statutes, which are laws passed by Congress or by state legislatures. |
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Ordinance |
A law that is passed by a local government, such as a city council. |
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Administrative Law |
The body of rules, regulations, and decisions created by administrative agencies. |
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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) |
a set of laws that govern various commercial transactions and that are designed to bring uniformity to the laws of the states. |
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Moral Law |
The "law" concerned with the unenforceable obligations that people have to one another. |
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Jurisdiction |
the authority of a court, as granted by a constitution or legislative act, to hear and decide cases. |
