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Argylls Law 1 hb

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Laws   enforceable rules of conduct in a society, typically reflect the culture and circumstances that create them  
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Code   Laws may be grouped into an organized form  
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Common Law   Law based on the current standards or customs of the people  
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Positive Law   Law based on the dictates of a central political authority  
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Jurisdiction   The power to decide a case  
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Equity   Fairness  
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Constitution   Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs  
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Statutes   Law enacted by state or federal legislatures  
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Ordinances   Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission  
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Case Law   Made after a trial has ended and one of the parties has appealed the result to a higher court  
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Stare Decisis   Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases  
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Administrative Agencies   Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws  
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Civil Law   Group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them  
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Criminal Law   When a citizen's right to live in peace is violated  
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Procedural Law   Deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties  
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Substantive Law   Defines legal rights and duties  
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Ethics   Collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned,impartial decision as to what is right or wrong  
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Civil Disobedience   Open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice  
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Jury   Panel of citizens evolved into what we know today  
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Injunction   Stops something from being done  
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Bill of Rights   First 10 amendments  
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Tort   Private wrongs against people or organizations  
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Crime   Offense against society rather than individuals  
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Constitutional Law   When constitutions are adopted or amended or when courts interpret constitutions  
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