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Terminologies Flashcards

1
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Act of binding oneself to do something

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Obligation

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2
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Philosophy of science of law

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Jurisprudence

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3
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Law in which the government is directly involved

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Public law

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4
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Regulate the relationship between individual and government

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Public law

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5
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Regulates the relationship among people

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Private law

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6
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Relating contracts, ownership of properties, and practice of radtech

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Private law

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7
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State the principle and provisions for establishment of specific law

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Constitutional law

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8
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Responsible for enacting laws

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Legislature

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9
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Congress body

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Legislature

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10
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Law enacted by this body

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Statutory law

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11
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Responsible for reconciling controversies and conflicts

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Judiciary system

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12
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Study of law and accumulated decision

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Common law

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13
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Made by the executive law of government

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Administrative law

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14
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Law that holds physician and radiologic technologist harmless when rendering aid to a person in emergency situation

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Good Samaritan law

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15
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Law with it’s primary purpose to control and suppress the illegal use and distribution of narcotics

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Narcotic law

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16
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A legal declaration of a person’s intention upon death

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Will

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17
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One who makes the will

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Testator

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18
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Legal action in a control of law

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Lawsuit

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19
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Proceeding in court for a purpose

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Lawsuit

20
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To enforce right, to redress wrong

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Lawsuit

21
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Process of the lawsuit

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Litigation

22
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Person or government bringing a lawsuit against another

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Plaintiff

23
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Person being accused of a tort or crime

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Defendant

24
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Mercy killing

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Euthanasia

25
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Act of painlessly putting to death of person who is suffering from incurable or depressing disease

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Euthanasia

26
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Criminal charge of homicide

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Euthanasia

27
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Acts a wrongful from the very beginning

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Mala inse

28
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There’s a law that prohibits the act

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Mala prohibita

29
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A claim which can be enforced by legal means against a person whose duty is to respect it

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Legal right

30
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Complainant or defendant

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Civil case

31
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Plaintiff or accused

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Criminal case

32
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A fair and orderly process which aims to protect and enforce a person’s right

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Due process

33
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Facts are presented and determined

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Trial

34
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A writ commanding an authorized person to notify a party to appear in court to answer a complaint made against him

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Summons

35
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An order that requires a person to attend at a specific time and place to testify as a witness

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Subpoena

36
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A subpoena that requires witness to bring documents’ papers in his possession

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Subpoena duces tecum

37
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Rumors not admissible as evidence

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Hearsay evidence

38
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The willful telling of a lie under oath

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Perjury

39
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Considered hearsay unless the dying person is a victim of a crime

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Dying declaration

40
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A will which is written, dated and signed by the hand of testator itself

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Holographic will

41
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The failure, without legal cause to perform any promise which forms the whole part or parts of a contract

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Breach of contract

42
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A ground of legal action

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Cause

43
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Approval, permission or agreement

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Consent

44
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The price, motive or matter of inducement of a contract

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Consideration

45
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Refers to a fee, salary or reward

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Consideration

46
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The expulsion of the product of conception before the fetus is viable

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Abortion

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