Enabling statutes enacted to define powers and procedures when an agency is created.

Failure of either party to comply with the terms of a legally valid contract.

Law established through common law and legal precedent.

Law that involves wrongful acts against persons.

The body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition.

Law that derives from federal and state constitutions.

A voluntary agreement between two parties in which specific promises are made for a consideration.

Law that involves crimes against the state.

The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit.

A rule or regulation issued by the president of the United States that becomes law without the prior approval of Congress.

An offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than one year.

The power of a court to hear and decide a case before it.

Decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases, even though they were not enacted by legislation.

Anyone under the age of majority: 18 years in most states, 21 years in some jurisdictions. statute of frauds State legislation governing written contracts.

Crime punishable by fine or by imprisonment in a facility other than a prison for less than one year.

An unintentional tort alleged when one may have performed or failed to perform an act that a reasonable person would or would not have done in similar circumstances.

The person bringing charges in a lawsuit.

Law that defines the rules used to enforce substantive law.

The government as plaintiff in a criminal case. defendant The person or party against whom charges are brought in a criminal or civil lawsuit.

State legislation governing written contracts.

Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures.

The statutory or written law that defines and regulates legal rights and obligations.

A civil wrong committed against a person or property, excluding breach of contract.

The person guilty of committing a tort.

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KEY TERMS CHATER 4

Term	Definition
administrative law	Enabling statutes enacted to define powers and procedures when an agency is created.
breach of contract	Failure of either party to comply with the terms of a legally valid contract.
case law	Law established through common law and legal precedent.
civil law	Law that involves wrongful acts against persons.
common law	The body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition.
constitutional law	Law that derives from federal and state constitutions.
contract	A voluntary agreement between two parties in which specific promises are made for a consideration.
criminal law	Law that involves crimes against the state.
defendant	The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit.
executive order	A rule or regulation issued by the president of the United States that becomes law without the prior approval of Congress.
felony	An offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than one year.
jurisdiction	The power of a court to hear and decide a case before it.
legal precedents	Decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases, even though they were not enacted by legislation.
minor	Anyone under the age of majority: 18 years in most states, 21 years in some jurisdictions. statute of frauds State legislation governing written contracts.
misdemeanor	Crime punishable by fine or by imprisonment in a facility other than a prison for less than one year.
negligence	An unintentional tort alleged when one may have performed or failed to perform an act that a reasonable person would or would not have done in similar circumstances.
plaintiff	The person bringing charges in a lawsuit.
procedural law	Law that defines the rules used to enforce substantive law.
prosecution	The government as plaintiff in a criminal case. defendant The person or party against whom charges are brought in a criminal or civil lawsuit.
statute of frauds	State legislation governing written contracts.
statutory law	Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures.
substantive law	The statutory or written law that defines and regulates legal rights and obligations.
tort	A civil wrong committed against a person or property, excluding breach of contract.
tortfeasor	The person guilty of committing a tort.
void	Without legal force or effect.

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