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Legal terms for the Test

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Precedent   an event or case which may be used as an example for future action.  
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common law   the system of law originating in England  
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laws   a set of rules created by a government or ruler  
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democracy   everyone in a country has equal rights  
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civil law   the body of laws of a state or nation  
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belittles   to make someone/something seem unimportanat  
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feudal system   the political, military, and social system in the middle ages  
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court   the place where legal cases and trials are heard  
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oral law   code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community  
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trial by ordeal   a primitive method of determaning a person's guilt or innocence  
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trial by jury   being judged with evidence and witnesses in a court to determine if a person's guilty or innocent  
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Criminal law   the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments  
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plaintiff   The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant  
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