Vocab 2 Flashcards

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By laws

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Laws that deal with local issues and are passed by municipal governments

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Administrative law

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A category of public law governing the relationship between people and the government departments, boards and agencies.

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Civil/ private law

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The area if law that deals with legal relationships between individuals and between Individuals and organizations.

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Constitutional law

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The body of public law set out in the constitution that deals with the distribution and exercise of the powers of government and establishes paramount legal principles and standards

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Contract law

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The branch of civil law that provides rules regarding agreements between people and businesses when they purchase or provide goods and services

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Criminal law

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A category of public law prohibits and punishes behaviour that injures people, property, and society as a whole.

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Distinguishing a case

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A decision by a judge to reject previous decisions and create a new precedent

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Domestic law

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Law that governs activities within a nations borders

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International law

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Laws that govern the conduct of independent nations on their relationships with one another

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Jurisdiction

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The political or legal authority to pass and enforce laws; also, the judicial authority to decide a case

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Procedural law

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Law that prescribes the methods of enforcing the rights, duties, and responsibilities of substantive law.

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Property law

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The branch of civil law that governs ownership rights in property.

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Public law

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A category of substantive law that regulates the relationship between the government and it’s citizens.

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Statute law

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Laws that are passed by the government.

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Substantive law

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A category if domestic law that defines the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens and government.

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Tort law

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The branch of civil law that holds persons or private organizations responsible for damage they cause another person as a result of accidental or deliberate damage.