chapter 5 terminology
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| distinguish | when a court decides that the main facts of a case are sufficiently different to a precdent to make the precedent not binding on that court.
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| disapprove | when court expresses disapproval of a previouse precedent but is still bound by it.
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| common law | decisions made by judges that form part of the law.
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| binding precedent | a decision of a higher court that must be followed by lower courts in the same hierarchy.
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| defendent | person against whom a civil legal action is taken.
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| damages | a civil remedy that aims to compenstate the person who has been wornged for the injury or loss suffered.
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| defamation | written or verbal statements that lower a person's reputation in the eyes of the community.
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| court hierarchy | the ranking accourding to theseriousness of the matters they deal with.
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