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civics leagal terms
leagal terms for the test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| precedent | an example of past disisions used to justify desisions |
| common law | system of law from england |
| laws | a set of rules |
| democracy | a way of governing |
| cival laws | laws based on court cases |
| feudaul system | a form of govourning a country wher there is only one leader |
| court | a place wher justice is served |
| trial by jury | where the people of the society decide if the accused are inoccent or guilty |
| trial by ordeal | wher the defendance fait is decided by putting them to the tast |
| oral law | laws passed down by speaking them to each other |
| belitles | appppp |
| criminal law | ppppp |
| negligence | pppp |
| trespass | pppp |
| drfamation | pppppp |
| nuisance | ppppp |
| compensation | ppppp |
| plaintiff | oooo |
| judge | oooo |
| defendant | oooo |
| crimes | ooo |
| homicide | ooo |
| manslaughter | oo |
| murder | oo |
| prosecute | oo |
| fine | 00 |
| jury | hh |
| magistrate |