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Argylls 1 Laws

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Enforced rules of conduct in a society   laws  
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Laws grouped into an organized form   Code  
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Laws based on the current standards or customs of the people   common law  
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Law based on the dictates of a central political authority   positive law  
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the power to decide a case over the most important cases   jurisdiction  
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fairness   equity  
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document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs   constitution  
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law enacted by state or federal legislatures   statutes  
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pieces of legislation created by a town or city council by a county board or commission   ordinances  
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made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases   case law  
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doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases   stare decisis  
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governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws   administrative agencies  
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group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals   civil laws  
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group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society   criminal laws  
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sets forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally excised and reforced through the legal system   procedural law  
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defines rights and duties   substantive law  
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covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions   Business law  
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defines the process for enforcing the law when someone is charged with a crime   criminal procedure  
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used to achieve the same end when a civil law has been violated   civil procedure  
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UCC   uniform commercial code  
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based on consitiution   constitutional law  
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enacted by legislative bodies   statutory law  
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rules and regulations made by administrative agencies   administrative law  
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collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment   ethics  
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consequences based on reasoning   utilitarianism  
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ethical principles used in making business decisions   Business ethics  
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ethical system developed by German philosopher   Kantian ethics  
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test to help determine what actions are fundamentally wrong   universalizing  
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insurance policy that pays the employer money in the case of theft by the employees   fidelity bond  
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an open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed injustice   civil disobedience  
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idea that the same ethicak standards apply to everyone   impartiality  
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composed of an organized and consistent compilation of such standards usually set down by an established authority   ethical system  
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