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| a body of enforcable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. |
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| science or philosophy of law |
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the beleif that government and the legal system should reflect universal moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature. oldest, most significant school of legal thought.
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| the body of conventional, or writtien, law of a particular society aat aparticular point in time |
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| school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national gov. Laws must be obeyed even if unjust, to prevent anarchy. |
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| emphasizes the evolutionary process of law and looks to the past to discover what the principles of contemporary law should be |
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| legal thought of '20s and '30s that generall advocated a less abstract and more realistic approach to the law, an approach that takes into account customary practices and the circumstances in which transactions take place. left a lasting imprint on American Jurisprudence |
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| document that establishes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a statute, an admin rule, or a court decision |
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| failure to perform a legal obligation |
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| a publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia or an article |
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| Body of law derived from the constitutionand state constitutions |
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| the body of law enacted by legislative bodies |
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| a reference to a publication in which a legal authority or other source can be found |
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| a regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body to govern matters not covered by Fed laws |
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| a model law created by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws |
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| laws created by administrative agencies on order to carry ou the duties |
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| the rules of law announced in court decisions. includes the aggregate of reported cases that interpret judicial precedents, statutes, regulations and provisions. |
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| law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and US courts, not attributable to a ligislature. |
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| a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts |
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| common law doctrine under which judges who are obligated to follow precedents established in prior cases |
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| any source of law the court must follow when deciding a case. include constitutions, statutes, regulations and any precedents within the jurisdiction |
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| legal authority or source of law that a court may look to for guidance but on which it need not rely in making its decision. |
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| the relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the violation of right. |
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| one who initiates a lawsuit |
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| one against whom a lawsuit is brought; the accused in criminal trials. |
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| a federal or state statute that establishes the maximum time period during which certain actions can be brought ro certain rights enforced |
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| law that defines, describes and creates legal rights and obligations |
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| law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights established by substantive law. |
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| branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of all private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters. |
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| law the defines and governs actions that constitute crimes. |
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| law that pertains to a particular nation |
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| law that governs relationships between nations. |
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