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legal terms for the test

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Precedant.   a legal descision or authorative rule.  
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Court.   a judical body hearing legal cases.  
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Common Law.   A system of law from England.  
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Oral Law.   a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion and communities.  
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Laws.   A set of rules.  
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Trial by Ordeal.   a judicial practise by which the guilt or innocence of the the accused is determined by subjecting them a task.  
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Democracy.   a way of governing - one person - one vote.  
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Trial by Jury.   A legal proceeding where a jury makes a decision.  
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Civil Law.   Laws based on court cases.  
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Belittles.   Make or seem unimportant.  
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Feudal System.   A medieval system of land tenture with allegiance and service due to the landowner  
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Honesty   Come clean if you did something wrong.  
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Responsibilities   to get your job done  
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respect   treat others as you would want to be treated  
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Care and Compassion   if someone is hurt go to their aid.  
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understanding   if someone does something wrong give them another chance.  
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Fair Go   that people that belive that they can do something give them a chance.  
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trustworthiness   if someone has taken something own up to it  
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Freedom    
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