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Understanding Business & Personal Law: Chapter 1 - Ethics and the Law

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Vocab Term
Definition
morality   the values that govern a society's attitude towards right and wrong  
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ethics   the means for determining what a society's values ought to be  
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honesty   being open and truthful in dealings with others  
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justice   treating everyone fairly and equally  
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compassion   being sympathetic to the difficulties of others and wanting to alleviate their problems  
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integrity   willing to do the right thing regardless of personal consequences  
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law   the system of rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain stability and justice  
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constitution   document that spells out the principles by which the government operates  
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common law   English result of judges sharing their decisions with other judges and making every effort to share the same law "in common" with everyone else throughout the country  
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precedent   doctrine under which a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances  
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stare decisis   let the decision stand  
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statutes   laws specifically passed by a governing body that has been created for the purpose of making laws  
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legislature   a body of lawmakers; e.g. Congress  
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unconstitutional   invalid  
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administrative law   law consisting of the rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies  
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