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Law chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Laws | enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
| equity | basic fairness |
| jurisdiction | power of a court to decide a case |
| code | laws grouped into organized form |
| common law | law based on current standards or customs of the people |
| positive law | law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
| civil disobedience | open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
| ethics | a collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong |
| constitutional law | based on constitutions |
| statutory law | enacted by legislative bodies |
| administrative law | rules and regulations made by administrative agencies |
| civil law | addresses wrongs done to individuals |
| criminal law | addresses wrongs done to society |
| procedural law | deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties |
| substantive law | defines legal rights and duties |
| business law | rules that apply to business situations and transactions |
| administrative agencies | government body formed to carry out particular laws |
| stare decisis | doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases |
| ordinances | legislation enacted by a town, city, or country board or commission |
| statutes | law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
| constitution | document that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs |