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10 Cards in this Set
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A group of laws in organized form
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Code
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The power to decide a case
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Jurisdiction
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Law that is based on current standards or customs
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Common Law
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Panel of Citizens who help interpret society's customs
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Jury
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Enforceable rules of conduct in society
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Laws
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An order that prevents something from being done
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injunction
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Law dictated by a sovereign or higher authority
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positive law
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Court appointed by King Henry II
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King's Bench
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Fairness
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equity
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Using prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases
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precedent
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