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Vocabulary Terms 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Law | the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. |
| Judge-made Laws | the legal doctrines established by judicial precedents rather than by a statute |
| Stare Decisis | the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent. |
| Precedence | the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank. |
| Common Law | the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law |
| Positive Law | statutes that have been laid down by a legislature, court, or other human institution and which can take whatever form the authors want. |
| Procedural Law | comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings. |
| Substantive Law | defines rights and duties, such as crimes and punishments in the criminal law and civil rights and responsibilities in civil law |
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