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Chapter 1 Nataley
Business law vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Morality | Involves the values that govern a group's ideas about right and wrong. |
| Ethics | Refers to the rules used to determine the difference between right and wrong. |
| Justice | Treating people fairly and equally. |
| Law | Is a system of rules of conduct established by a country's government to maintain stability and justice according to the values that are relevant to the country. |
| Consitution | A country's formal document that spells out the principles by which its government operates. |
| Common Law | A set of laws made by the courts which provide a series of consistent rules that later courts must follow. |
| Statute | A law passed by a government body that has been made for the purpose of creating laws. |
| Administrative Law | The body of rules created by government agencies |
| Empathy | Understanding, being sensitive to. |
| Permissible | Allowable |
| Prevalent | Generally or wildly accepted, practiced, or favored; widespread |