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Vocabulary Terms 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Law | rights carved out in the federal and state constitutions |
| Statutory Law | 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. |
| 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 |
| Business Law | encompasses all of the laws that dictate how to form and run a business |
| Stare decisis | the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent |
| 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. |
| Common Law | the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law. |
| Ordinance | a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority. |
| Civil Disobedience | the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. |
| Jurisdiction | the official power to make legal decisions and judgments |
| Statute | a written law passed by a legislative body. |
| Case Law | the law as established by the outcome of former cases |
| Ethics | moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior. |
| Constitution | a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
| Code | a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy. |
| Equity | the quality of being fair and impartial. |
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