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Laws Part 1
Introduction to Laws
| Law | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Law | governs the relationship between individuals within society |
| Criminal Law | governs the relationhip of the individual to a society as a whole |
| Defendant | The person or group against whom charges are brought in court action |
| Deposition | an oral testimony taken by a court reporter at a location outside the courtroom |
| Jurisdiction | the power, right, and authority given to a court to hear a case and make a judgment |
| Plaintiff | the person who files a lawsuit initiating a civil legal action |
| Statute of limitations | the law that limits the period during which a person can sue |
| Subpoena | a court order that requires an individual to appear as a witness in court or to make himself or herself available to be deposed |
| law | a rule or regulation established by a governing body |
| Ethics | study of values or principles governing personal relationships |
| Standards | guidelines for practice established by professional organizations |
| Legislative | Creates laws |
| Executive | enforces laws |
| Judicial | interprets laws |
| Misdemeanors | punishable by fines and/or imprisonment up to one year, usually in ciry or county jail |
| Felonies | serious crimes punishable by larger fines and/or imprisonment for more than one year in a state penitentiary |
| Treason | most serious type, consist of attempts to overthrow the government of the country |
| Tort Law | allowed for persons who has suffered from harm from wrongful acts of another to seek remedy |
| Tort | a private wrong against another person or their property |
| negligence | not doing something that a reasonable person would do in a given situation, or doing something that a reasonable person would not do in a similar situation |
| Malpratice | a negligence that occurs withing a profession |
| Contract law | involves agreements that create obligations between several parties |
| Adminstrative Law | consists of rules and regulations established by agencies of the federal government |
| crime | violation of the law |
| criminal | individual in violation of the law |
| Accessory | an individual who helps someone commit a crime |
| fraud | dishonest and deceitful practices undertaken to induce someone to part with something of calue or legal right |
| libel | degamatory writing |
| slander | spoken words that jeopardize someone's reputation |
| abuse | the improper use of equipment,substance or service |
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