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Legal Terms for the Test

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Precedent   A legal decision or a authorative rule.  
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Common Law   The unwrittens laws, especially those of England, based on customons or court decision  
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Law   a rule or a set of rules, especially those made by the govermentor ruler  
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Democracy   a way of goverment a country, is which the people elect repesentatives to govern the country on their behalf.  
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Cival Law   The body of law established by a state or nation for it's owen rights.  
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Beliefs   To make something seem important, she hurt their feelings when she bellitled their work.  
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Fedual Systum   having to do with a way of life in which ordinary people lived on and used the land of a nobel man, giving him military & other servicein return.  
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Oral Law   someone who speaks and makes them the law. (spoken instead of written)  
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Jury   a group of people chosen to hear and try to decide the outcome of a case  
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Trail by order   A hearing of the facts or a trying of someone quilt or innecence in a law court.  
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Crinimal Law   the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment.  
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Negligence   negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances.  
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Trespass   In law, unlawful entry onto land.  
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Defamation   In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him.  
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Nuisance   in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property  
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Compensation   Damages - legal term referring to the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty; the money paid or awarded to a plaintiff  
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Sue   the action of filing a lawsuit before a court of law  
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Precedent   A legal decision or a authorative rule.  
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Common Law   The unwrittens laws, especially those of England, based on customons or court decision  
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Law   a rule or a set of rules, especially those made by the govermentor ruler  
🗑
Democracy   a way of goverment a country, is which the people elect repesentatives to govern the country on their behalf.  
🗑
Cival Law   The body of law established by a state or nation for it's owen rights.  
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Beliefs   To make something seem important, she hurt their feelings when she bellitled their work.  
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Fedual Systum   having to do with a way of life in which ordinary people lived on and used the land of a nobel man, giving him military & other servicein return.  
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Oral Law   someone who speaks and makes them the law. (spoken instead of written)  
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Jury   a group of people chosen to hear and try to decide the outcome of a case  
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Trail by order   A hearing of the facts or a trying of someone quilt or innecence in a law court.  
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Crinimal Law   the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment.  
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Negligence   negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances.  
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Trespass   In law, unlawful entry onto land.  
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Defamation   In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him.  
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Nuisance   in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property  
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Compensation   Damages - legal term referring to the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty; the money paid or awarded to a plaintiff  
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Sue    
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Precedent   A legal decision or a authorative rule.  
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Common Law   The unwrittens laws, especially those of England, based on customons or court decision  
🗑
Law   a rule or a set of rules, especially those made by the govermentor ruler  
🗑
Democracy   a way of goverment a country, is which the people elect repesentatives to govern the country on their behalf.  
🗑
Cival Law   The body of law established by a state or nation for it's owen rights.  
🗑
Beliefs   To make something seem important, she hurt their feelings when she bellitled their work.  
🗑
Fedual Systum   having to do with a way of life in which ordinary people lived on and used the land of a nobel man, giving him military & other servicein return.  
🗑
Oral Law   someone who speaks and makes them the law. (spoken instead of written)  
🗑
Jury   a group of people chosen to hear and try to decide the outcome of a case  
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Trail by order   A hearing of the facts or a trying of someone quilt or innecence in a law court.  
🗑
Crinimal Law   the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment.  
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Negligence   negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances.  
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Trespass   In law, unlawful entry onto land.  
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Defamation   In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him.  
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Nuisance   in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property  
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Compensation   Damages - legal term referring to the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty; the money paid or awarded to a plaintiff  
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Sue   A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand), also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.  
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Judge   A judge, or justice, is an official who presides over a court of law.  
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Defendant   A defendant or defender (Δ in legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute.  
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Crimes   In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment.  
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Homicide   homicide, in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes.  
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Manslaughter   manslaughter, homicide committed without justification or excuse but distinguished from murder by the absence of the element of malice aforethought.  
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Murder   murder, criminal homicide, usually distinguished from manslaughter by the element of malice aforethought.  
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Prosecute   The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system.  
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fine   fine. 1 In criminal law, sum of money exacted by a lawful tribunal as punishment for a crime.  
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Magistrate   A magistrate is a judicial officer. In common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the law.  
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