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Business
Undergraduate 3
11/01/2007

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administrative agency
Definition
 a federal agency required to do a specific function
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chancellor
Definition
an adviser to tyhe king at the times of the early kings courts of england. individuals petitioned the ing for relief when they could not obtain an adequate remedy in a court of law, and these petitioned were decided by the chancellor.
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citation
Definition
A  REFERENCE TO A PUBLICATION IN WHICH A LEGAL AUTHORITY-- SUCH AS A STATUTE OT A COURY DECISION--OR OTHER SOURCE CAN BE FOUND
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CIVIL LAW
Definition
THE BRANCH OF LAW DEALING WITH THE DEFINITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ALL PRIVATE OR PUBLIC RIGHTS AS OPPOSED TO CRIMINAL MATTERS
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COMMON LAW
Definition
THAT BODY OF DEVELOPED FROM CUSTOM OR JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN ENGLAND AND U.S. COURTS, NOT ATTRIBUTED TO A LEGISLATURE
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Definition
LAW THAT IS BASED ON THE US CONSTITUITIONAND THE CONSTITUIONS OF THE VARIOUS STATES
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COURT OF EQUITY
Definition
A COURT THAT DECIDES  CONTROVERSIES ADN ADMINISTERS JUSTICE ACCORDING TO THE RULES, PRINCIPLES AND PRECEDENTS OR EQUITY
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COURT OF LAW
Definition
 A COURY IN WHICH  THE ONLY REMEDIES THAT COULD BE GRANTED WERE THINGS OF VALUE SUCK AS MONEY DAMAGES. IN THE EARLY ENGLISH KINGS COURTS, COURT OF LAW WERE DISTINCT FROM COURTS OF EQUTIY
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CRIMINAL LAW
Definition
LAW THAT DEFINES AND GOVERNS AND ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE CRIMES. GENERALLY, CRIMINAL LAW HAS TO DO WITH WRONGFUL ACTIONS COMMITTED AGAINST SOCIETY FOR WHICH SOCIETY DEMANDS REDRESS
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CYBERLAW
Definition
AN INFORMAL TERM USED TO REFER TO ALL LAWS  GOVERNING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSAND TRANSACTIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET
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DAMAGES
Definition
MONEY SOUGHT AS A REMEDY FOR A BREACH FO CONTRACT OR FOR A TORTIOUS ACT
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DEFENDANT
Definition
ONE AGAINST WHOMA LAWSUIT IS BROUGHT; THE ACCUSED PERSON IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
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DEFENSE
Definition
REASONS THAT A DEFENDANT OFFERS  IN AN ACTION OR SUIT A STO WHY THE PLAINTIFF SHOULD  NOT OBTAIN WHAT HE OR SHE IS SEEKING
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EQUITABLY MAXIMS
Definition
GENERAL PROPOSTIONS  OR PRINCIPLES OF LAW THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FAIRNESS
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EXECUTIVE AGENCY
Definition
AN  ADMINISTRATIVE  AGENCY WITHIN THE  EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, EXECUTIVE AGENCIES ARE THOSE WIHTN THE CABINET DEPARTMENTS
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HISTORICAL SCHOOL
Definition
 A SCHOOL OF LEGAL THOUGHT THAT EMPHASIZES THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS OF LAW AND THAT LOOKS TO THE PASLT OT DISCOVER WHAT THE PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY LAW SHOULD BE
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INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY
Definition
AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY  THAT IS NOT  CONSIDERED PART OF THE GOVERNMENTS EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO HT AUTHORITY FO THE PRESIDENT. INDEPENDENT AGENCY OFFICIALS CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT CAUSE
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JURISPRUDENCE
Definition
THE SCIENCE OR PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
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LACHES
Definition
THE EQUITABLE DOCTRINE THAT BARS A PARTYS  RIGHT TO LEGAL ACTION IF THE PARTY HAS NEGLECTED FOR AN UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME TO ACT ON HIS OR HER RIGHTS
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LAW
Definition
 A BODY OF ENFOREABLE  RULES GOVERNING RELATOINSHIPS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR SOCIETY
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LEGAL REASONING
Definition
THE PROCESS  OF REASONING BY WHICH  A JUDGE HARMONIZES HIS OR HER DECISION WITH THE JUDICIAL DECISIONS RO PREVIOUS CASES
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NATURAL LAW
Definition
UNIVERSAL MORAL  AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT ARE INHERENT IN HUMAN NATURE
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OPINION
Definition
A STATEMENT  BY THE COURT EXPRESSING  THE REASONING FOR ITS DECISION IN A CASE
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ORDINANCE
Definition
A LAW PASSES BY A LOCAL GOVERNING UNIT, SUCH AS A MUNICIPALITY OR A COUNTY
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PETITIONER
Definition
IN EQUITY PRACTICE, A PARTY  THAT INITIATES A LAWSUIT
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