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Vocab 1 LEB
Term | Definition |
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Laws | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
Code | laws grouped into an organization |
Common Law | law based on the current standards or customs of the people |
Positive Law | law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
Jurisdiction | power to decide a case |
Jury | a panel of citizens sworn by a court to decide issues of fact in court cases |
Precedent | courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases (provides stability in the law) |
Injunction | a court order for a person to do or not to do a particular act |
Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments to the constitution and protects people from the actions of their government |
Interstate Commerce | buying and selling between two or more states |
Constitution | a document that sets forth the framework of a government and the relationship to the people it governs |
Statutes | laws enacted by legislative branches of state and US governments, inferior to US constitution |
Case Law | created by judicial branch, made from court decisions in actual cases |
Administrative Regulations | rules made by appropriately empowered agencies |
Civil Law | used to provide remedies against individuals |
Torts | private wrongs against people or organizations (Civil Law) |
Criminal Law | defines and sets punishments for offences against society |
Crime | an offense against society rather than individuals (Criminal Law) |
Business Laws | laws concerning business |
Ethics | a practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner |
Stare Decisis | latin for "Let the Case Stand" |
Ordinance | legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission |