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law chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Doctrine requiring lower courts to adhere to existing case law in making decisions | stare decisis |
| Group of laws that set forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system | substantive law |
| Enforceable rules of conduct in a society | laws |
| Law based on the customs of a group of people | common law |
| Legislative enactment by a city | ordinance |
| Group of laws defining and setting punishments for offenses against society | criminal law |
| An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice | civil disobedience |
| Power of a court to decide a case | jurisdiction |
| Law enacted by state legislatures or federal legislatures | statue |
| Law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases | case law |
| The practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner | ethics |
| Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs | constitution |
| Group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them | civil law |
| Laws grouped into an organized form | code |
| Fairness | equity |
| govermental body formed to carry out particular laws | administrative agency |
| group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties | procedural law |