Unit3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Agent | someone who has the authority to act for another under specific conditions
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| civil law | involves wrongful acts against persons, but does not involve crimes
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| Contract | voluntary agreement, written or unwritten, between two parties that creates an obligation under specific circumstances
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| Defendant | person or party against whom charges are brought in a criminal or civil lawsuit
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| Felony | offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than a year
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| Jurisdiction | power and authority given to a court to hear a case and make a judgement
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| legal precedent | decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases (case law)
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| Minor | anyone under the age of majority (18 in some states, 21 in others)
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| Plaintiff | the complaining party in a lawsuit
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| Prosecution | the government as plaintiff in a criminal case
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| statute of frauds | state legislation governing written contracts
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| Tort | a civil wrong committed against a person or property, excludes breach of contract
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| Tortfeasor | the person guilty of committing a tort
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| Void | without legal force or effect
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| Voidable | able to be set aside or to be revalidated at a later date
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| Misdemeanor | crime punishable by a fine or incarceration in a facility other than a prison for less than a year
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| case law | law established through common law and legal precedent
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| common law | the body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition
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| administrative law | enabling statutes enacted to define powers and procedures when an agency is created
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| case law | law established through common law and legal precedent
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| common law | the body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition
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| criminal law | law that involves crimes against the state
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| expressed contract | explicitly stated written or spoken words
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| implied contract | unspoken or unwritten agreements whose terms result from the actions of the involved parties
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| law of agency | law that governs the relationship between a principal and his/her agent (employee)
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| mental incapacity | condition in which a person lacks the ability to understand ordinary things-therefore unable to enter into a legal contract
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| Misdemeanor | crime punishable by a fine or incarceration in a facility other than a prison for less than one year
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| Negligence | an unintentional tort alleged when one may have caused harm to another
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| respondeat superior | the employer is vicariously liable for the behavior of an employee working within their scope of practice
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| statutory law | law passed by the US Congress or state legislatures
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| third party contract | written agreement signed by a party other than the patient who promises to pay the patient's bill
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| constitutional law | law that originates from federal and state constitutions
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| substantive law | statutory or written law that defines and regulates legal rights and obligations
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| procedural law | law that defines the rules used to enforce substantive law
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| civil law | involves wrongful acts against persons, but does not involve crimes
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| legal precedent | decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases
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| Felony | offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than one year
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| Jurisdiction | power and authority given to a court to hear a case and make a judgement
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