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busisness law
| 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 law | are the legal doctrines established by judicial precedents rather than by a statute. |
| stare decsis | 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 | Procedural law or adjective law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil lawsuit |
| substanstive law | Substantive law defines rights and duties, such as crimes and punishments in the criminal law |
| constutional law | refers to rights carved out in the federal and state constitutions. The majority of this body of law |
| statutory law | Statutory Law is the term used to define written laws, usually enacted by a legislative body |
| administrative law | the body of law that regulates the operation and procedures of government agencies. |
| civil law | the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs |
| criminal law | a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes. |
| business la w | It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. |
| ethics | a collection of standards and moral judgement forming |
| civil disobedience | is an open peaceful violation of a law to protest |
| equity | the quality of being fair and impartial |
| consitution | a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed |
| case law | the law as established by the outcome of former cases |
| stare decsis | the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent |
| intentional tort | An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeaso |
| assault | make a physical attack on |
| battery | a fortified emplacement for heavy guns. |
| false imprisonment | False imprisonment is a restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consen |
| defamation | the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libe |
| invasion of privacy | invasion of privacy. n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause |
| trespass to land | Trespass to land is a common law tort or crime that is committed when an individual or the object of an individual intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) enters the land of another without a lawful excuse |
| conversion | . the act or an instance of converting or the process of being converted |
| fraud | wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. |
| strict liability | liability that does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm. |
| statues of repose | A statute of repose may impose a much stricter deadline than a statute of limitation |
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