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| a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in the state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong |
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| to maintain stability in the social, political, and economic system through dispute resolution, protection of property, and the preservation of the state, while simutaneously permiting ordered change |
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| are differnt but overlapping; law provides sanctions while morals do not |
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| are seperate and distinct concepts; justice is the fair, equitable, and impartial treatment of competing interests with due regard for the common good |
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| legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from performing an act. |
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| legal obligation requiring a person to perform or refrain from performing an act |
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| the basic law creating rights and duties |
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| rules for enforcing substantive law |
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| the law dealing with the relationship between government and individuals |
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| the law involving relationships among individuals and legal entities |
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| the law dealing with the rights and duties of individuals among themselves |
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| the law that involves offenses against the entire community |
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| to begin a lawsuite in a court |
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| the person against whom a legal action is brought |
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| authortiy of the courts to determine the constitutionality of legislative and executive acts |
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| body of law originating in England and derived from judicial decisions |
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