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3.10 Sources/Type
Civics Florida Standard SS.7.C.3.10 Sources and Types of Law
Term | Definition |
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case law | law established by the outcome of former cases |
civil law | law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs |
Code of Hammurabi | a written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C. |
common law | legal precedence based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases |
constitutional law | the interpretation and implementation of the U.S. Constitution |
criminal law | law that deals with crimes and the punishments associated with those crimes |
juvenile law | law that deals with the actions and well-being of persons who are not yet adults |
Magna Carta | a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215 |
military law | laws that have been developed to meet the needs of the military |
regulation | a rule an agency of the executive branch makes to enforce a law |
source | a main reference or point of origin |
statutory law | the written law enacted by a legislature, as distinguished from unwritten law or common law |
type | a category, kind, or group |