Untitled Deck Flashcards
What is an Act?
A law enacted by a legislative body, often used to refer to statutes or laws passed by Congress or a state legislature.
What is Administrative law?
The body of law that regulates the operations and procedures of government agencies.
What is a Breach of contract?
The failure to perform any term of a contract without a legitimate legal excuse.
What is a Citation?
A reference to a legal precedent or authority, such as a case decision, statute, or legal textbook, used in legal arguments.
What is Civil law?
The body of law concerned with private rights and remedies, as opposed to criminal matters.
What are Codes?
Organized collections of laws, regulations, or rules, typically covering specific areas like tax or criminal law.
What is Common law?
Law developed through court decisions rather than legislative statutes, based on judicial precedents.
What are Compensatory damages?
Monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff to cover actual losses resulting from a defendant’s wrongful conduct.
What are Conflicts of law?
A legal field addressing disputes involving laws from different jurisdictions.
What is a Constitution?
The fundamental principles and laws established to govern a nation, state, or organization.
What is Constitutional law?
The body of law dealing with the interpretation and implementation of constitutional provisions.
What is Constitutional relativity?
The idea that constitutional principles should be interpreted in the context of contemporary societal conditions.
What is Contract law?
The branch of law that deals with agreements between parties and the enforcement of contractual obligations.
What is Corporate governance?
The system of rules, practices, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled.
What is a Corporation?
A legal entity that is separate from its owners and has its own rights and responsibilities.
What is Criminal law?
The body of law that relates to crimes and the punishment of individuals who commit criminal offenses.
What is Dicta?
Statements in a judicial opinion that are not necessary to the decision and do not have binding authority.
What are Exemplary damages?
Also known as punitive damages, these are awarded to punish a defendant and deter future misconduct.
What is a Holding?
The legal principle or decision established by a court ruling.
What are Intentional torts?
Civil wrongs resulting from intentional actions, such as assault, fraud, or defamation.
What is Jurisprudence?
The study or theory of law and legal principles.
What is Law?
A system of rules created and enforced by governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
What is Legislation?
Laws that have been enacted by a legislature or other governing body.
What is Negligence?
A failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances.
What is an Opinion?
A written explanation by a judge or court of the reasons for a decision in a case.
What are Ordinances?
Local laws or regulations enacted by municipal governments.
What is Originalism?
A principle of legal interpretation that relies on the original meaning or intent of the constitution or laws at the time they were enacted.
What is Ownership?
The legal right to possess, use, and dispose of property.
What is a Precedent?
A judicial decision that serves as an example or rule for future cases with similar issues.
What is Private law?
The branch of law that governs relationships between individuals, such as contracts and property law.
What is Procedural law?
The set of rules governing the procedures for enforcing legal rights and obligations.
What is Property?
Anything that is owned by a person or entity, including both tangible and intangible items.
What is Property law?
The legal field that governs the ownership and use of property.
What is Public law?
The area of law dealing with the relationship between individuals and the government.
What are Punitive damages?
Financial compensation awarded to a plaintiff, intended to punish the defendant for particularly egregious conduct.
What is a Remedy?
Legal means to enforce a right or compensate for a violation of rights.
What is the Rule of law?
The principle that all individuals and institutions are subject to and accountable under the law.
What are Sanctions?
Penalties or other enforcement measures used to ensure compliance with the law.
What is Specific performance?
A legal remedy requiring a party to fulfill their contractual obligations rather than paying damages.
What is Stare decisis?
The doctrine that courts should follow established precedents in deciding similar cases.
What is a Statute?
A written law enacted by a legislative body.
What is Strict liability?
Legal responsibility for damages or injury, regardless of fault or intent.
What is Substantive law?
The body of law defining rights and duties, as opposed to procedural law.
What is a Tort?
A civil wrong or injury that provides grounds for a lawsuit.
What is Tort law?
The area of law dealing with civil wrongs, including negligence, intentional harm, and strict liability.
What is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)?
A standardized set of laws governing commercial transactions in the United States.
