Argylls Law 1 hb Word Scramble
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Laws | enforceable rules of conduct in a society, typically reflect the culture and circumstances that create them |
Code | Laws may be grouped into an organized form |
Common Law | Law based on the current standards or customs of the people |
Positive Law | Law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
Jurisdiction | The power to decide a case |
Equity | Fairness |
Constitution | Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs |
Statutes | Law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
Ordinances | Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission |
Case Law | Made after a trial has ended and one of the parties has appealed the result to a higher court |
Stare Decisis | Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases |
Administrative Agencies | Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws |
Civil Law | Group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them |
Criminal Law | When a citizen's right to live in peace is violated |
Procedural Law | Deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties |
Substantive Law | Defines legal rights and duties |
Ethics | Collection of standards of conduct and moral judgement forming the basis for a reasoned,impartial decision as to what is right or wrong |
Civil Disobedience | Open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice |
Jury | Panel of citizens evolved into what we know today |
Injunction | Stops something from being done |
Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments |
Tort | Private wrongs against people or organizations |
Crime | Offense against society rather than individuals |
Constitutional Law | When constitutions are adopted or amended or when courts interpret constitutions |
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