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Law chapter one

TermDefinition
administrative agency
case law law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in declining court cases .
civil disobedience an open , peaceful , violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice.
civil law group laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them.
code laws grouped into an organized form .
common law law based on the customs of a group of people .
constitution document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it govern .
criminal law group of laws defining and setting punishment's for offenses against society
equity fairness
ethics the practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned impartial manner
jurisdiction power of a court to decide a case
laws enforceable rules of conduct in a society
ordinance legislative enactment by a city .
positive law law dictated from above
procedural law group of laws that set forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system
stare decisis doctrine requiring lower courts to adhere to existing case law in making decisions
statute law enacted by stated legislature
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