Terms

Question 1

Law

Answer 1

A set of statutes and rules that individuals within a society are governed by or are compelled to follow

Question 2

Arrest

Answer 2

seize someone by legal authority and take into custody

Question 3

Crime

Answer 3

An offence against society or the state that society considers unacceptable and deserving of punishment i.e. murder, assult

Question 4

Common Law

Answer 4

law that developed in english courts; relies on case law and is common to all people

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Reasonable Person

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Rule of Precedent

Answer 6

when judges refer to earlier cases with similar circumstances when rendering decisions

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Justinian Code

Answer 7

a collection and publication of the laws of the Roman Empire; this code would lead to the development of the legal profession

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Double Jeopardy

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Writ

Answer 9

legal order

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Magna Carta

Answer 10

document that is the corner stone of English and Western democracy and is the basis of our civil rights

Question 11

Precedence

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Statute of Westminster

Answer 12

in 1931, Canada became a fully independent nation with respect to law

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Mosaic Law

Question 14

King Henri II