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Legal Terms Flashcards

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1
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A private laws govering the relationship of individuals

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Civil Law

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Set of instructions as to what we must do or not do

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Rules

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3
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A document of determination

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Hazeas Corpus

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4
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A country sets is own laws without outside influence

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Patriation

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5
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A legal decision used as an example

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Rules of Precesent

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The person suing in a legal action

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Plaintiff

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Outline rights and obligations in society

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Substantive Law

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The area of law dealing with damage caused by a person

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Tort Law

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Outlines remedies if a legal breach occurs

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Contract Law

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The process of assembling a system of laws into statute

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Codification

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Referring a case to a higher court

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Appeal

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The authority to do something

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Jurisdiction

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The acting of making good on a wrong

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Restitution

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14
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Controls the relationship between individuals and the state

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Public Law

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Outlines the relationship between private individuals and organizations

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Private Law

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The person being sued or charged with an offence

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Defendant

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Recorded written decisions of judges

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Case Law

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Overseen by police and the courts

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Enforcement

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The structure and the powers of all levels of government

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Constitutional Law

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Laws based on custom and past legal decisions

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Common Law

21
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The rules of working

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Employment Law

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Created the earliest known set of written laws

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Hammurabi

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An attempt to influence government legislation

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Lobby

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Limits the power of government

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Civil Rights

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A deserved punishment for a wrong

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Retribution

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Reflects the values and beliefs of society

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Law

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The body of laws that can lead to prison sentences

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Criminal Law

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Outlines the rights of owning land

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Property Law

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Governs the relationship among spouses, parents and children

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Family Law

30
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A law passed by a legislative body

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Statute

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