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| enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
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| laws grouped into an organized form |
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| law based on currect standards |
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| law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
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| power of a court to decide a case |
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| dcument that sets forth the framework of the government and its relationship to the people it governs |
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| law enacted by state or federal legislatures |
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| legislation enacted by a town, city or country board or commission |
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| made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases |
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| doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases |
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| governmental body formed to carry out particular laws |
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| group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals |
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| group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society |
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| group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
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| group of laws that define rights and duties |
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| deciding what is right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner |
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| open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
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| document drafter by representative of the 13 original colonies that asserts the rights desired by the colonists |
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| loose form of charter for common gov adopted by the 13 colonies before adoption of the constitution |
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| document that consists of 7 articles that provide a workable framework for our federal gov |
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| first 10 amendments of constitution |
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| personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S Constitution |
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| constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal abd court system |
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| system of checks and balances |
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| division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches |
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| system of checks and balances |
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| division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches |
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| trying a government official for misconduct in office |
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| trying a government official for misconduct in office |
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| trying a government official for misconduct in office |
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| trying a government official for misconduct in office |
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| private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for public office |
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| governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues |
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| governmental system in which citizens elect reps to decide issues |
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| freedom from external control |
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| trade and other commercial intercourse between or among businesses indifferent states |
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| commerce conducted wholly within one state |
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| law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the internet |
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| to resolve disputes in court |
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| independent third party who tries to develop a non binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute |
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| independent third party who develops a binding and enforeable resolution to a dispute |
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| governmental forum that administers justice under the law |
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| first court to hear a dispute |
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| power to hear the case in full for the first time |
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| reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial |
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| verbertim record of what went on at trial |
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| written argument on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys |
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| court that can hear almost any kind of case |
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| court that hears only one specific type of case |
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| order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the Supreme Court to review |
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| accurate, detailed report of what went on at trial |
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| court that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than 25,000 |
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| city court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions |
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| state courts that handle disputes in which small amounts, generally 2,500 or less are involved |
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| courts set up for juveniles |
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| administers wills and estates |
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| punishable offense against society |
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| vicarious criminal liability |
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| substituted criminal liability...? |
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| crime punishable by more that one year in jail, a fine of more that $1000 or both |
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| crime punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of less that 1000 or both |
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| crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence or force nor does it cause injury to people or physical damage to property |
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| a reasonable ground for belief |
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| at criminal law, a legal position that allows the defendant to escape criminal liability |
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| defense based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried or punished |
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| defenses that disprove, justify or otherwise excuse the alleged crime |
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| use of force that appears reasonably necessary for the self protection of an intended victim |
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| freedom from prosecution for a crime |
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| action that hinders the administration of justice in court |
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| penalty provided by la and imposed by a court |
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| agreement with prosecutor allowing defendant to plead guilty to a lesser crime that the more serious one he or she likely would be charged with |
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| private or civil warong for which the law grants a remedy |
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| monetray award to compensate for the loss caused by a tort |
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| most common tort based on carelessness |
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| tort in which the defendant means to commit the injurous act |
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| intentional threat to physically or offensively injure another |
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| harmful or offensive touching |
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| depriving a person of freedom of movement without consent and without privilege |
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| false statement that injures one's reputation |
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| unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into one's private life so as to casue outrage, mental suffering, or humiliation |
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| to be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner |
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| using property in a manner inconsistant with the owner's rights |
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| intentional misrep of an existing important fact |
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| holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence |
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| court order for a person to do or not to do a particular act |
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| materials presented to prove or disprove alleged facts |
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| statements by witnesses under oath |
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| individual with personal knowledge of important facts |
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| written court order compelling a person to appear and testify |
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| agreement between two parties that creates an obligation |
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| party who makes an offer to form a contract |
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| party to whom an offer is made |
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| proposal by an offeror to do something provided the offeree does something in return |
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| withdrawing an offer before it is accepted |
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| offeree's response to a offer which modifies it |
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| separate contract arising when the offeree gives the offeror something of value in return for a promise to leave an offer open |
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| binding offer stating in writing how long it is to be held open |
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| occurs when a party to whom an offer has been made agrees to the proposal |
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| requires that the terms in the acceptance must exactly match the terms contained in the offer |
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| offeree can accept offer by giving a promise to the offeror instead of performing the contracted- for act |
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| offeror promises something in return for the offeree's performance and indicates that this performance is the way acceptance must be made |
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| agreement to enter into a contract that is evidenced by words or conduct between the parties |
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| contract in which the injured party can withdraw, thus cancelling the contract |
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| backing out if the transaction by asking for the return of what you gave and offering to give back what you received |
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| acting toward the contract as though one intends to be bound by it |
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| occurs when one party uses an improper threat or act to obtain an expression of agreement |
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| occurs when one party to a contract is in a position of trust and wrongfully dominates the other party |
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| occurs when one parts holds an incorrect belief about the facts related to a contract |
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| both parties to a contract have an incorrect belief about an important fact |
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| important facts that influence both parties decisions about a contract |
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| innocent misrepresentation |
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| party to a contract does not know that a statement he or she made is untrue |
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| fraudulent misrepresentation |
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| party to a contract knows that a statement he or she made is untrue |
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| intentional misrepresentation of an existing important fact |
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| what a person demands and generally must receive in order to make his or her promise legally binding |
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| voluntary transfer of ownership without consideration |
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| refraining from doing what one has a right to do |
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| person who gives the promis or action in exchange for the promise or action of another |
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| person to whom the promise or action is given in exchange for the other person's promise or action |
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| change in the legal position of a party as a result of a contract |
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| token amount identified in a written contract when parties either cannot or do not wish to state the amount precisely |
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| agreement to purchase all of a particular producer's production |
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| seller agrees to supply all of the needs of a particular buyer |
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| debt for which the parties agree that the debt exists and on the amount of the debt |
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| parties' agreement to change the obligation required by their original contract and the performance of the new obligation |
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| party settles a claim at the time the tort occurs and the liability is unliquidated because the extent of damages is uncertain |
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| agreement by all creditors to accept something less than the total amount of their claims as full payment |
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| act tgar gas already been performed cannot be consideration for a promise in the present |
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| promise is enforced even though no consideration is given for it |
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| ability to understand that a contract is being made and its general meaning |
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| age at which a person can be legally bound to contracts |
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| individual under the age of majority (18 in most states) |
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| minor part of a person's life (typically under the age of 18) |
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| both parties to a contract return the consideration |
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| things needed to maintain life and lifestyle |
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| severing the child-parent relationship |
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| condition in which a party to a contract is unable to understand the consequences of the contractual act |
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| mental impairment caused by a voluntary use of alcohol,drugs, or inhalants |
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| inemployment law,range of acts an organization has authorized an employee to do |
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| state laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit |
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