Legal Terms Flashcards
A private laws govering the relationship of individuals
Civil Law
Set of instructions as to what we must do or not do
Rules
A document of determination
Hazeas Corpus
A country sets is own laws without outside influence
Patriation
A legal decision used as an example
Rules of Precesent
The person suing in a legal action
Plaintiff
Outline rights and obligations in society
Substantive Law
The area of law dealing with damage caused by a person
Tort Law
Outlines remedies if a legal breach occurs
Contract Law
The process of assembling a system of laws into statute
Codification
Referring a case to a higher court
Appeal
The authority to do something
Jurisdiction
The acting of making good on a wrong
Restitution
Controls the relationship between individuals and the state
Public Law
Outlines the relationship between private individuals and organizations
Private Law
The person being sued or charged with an offence
Defendant
Recorded written decisions of judges
Case Law
Overseen by police and the courts
Enforcement
The structure and the powers of all levels of government
Constitutional Law
Laws based on custom and past legal decisions
Common Law
The rules of working
Employment Law
Created the earliest known set of written laws
Hammurabi
An attempt to influence government legislation
Lobby
Limits the power of government
Civil Rights
