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| a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a 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 simultaneously permitting ordered change |
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| are different but overlapping; law provides sanctions while morals do not |
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| are separate and distinct concepts; justic 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 and 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 relatinships 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 lawsuit in a court |
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| the person against whom a legal action is brought |
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| the person who initiats a civil suit |
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| to bring a criminal proceeding |
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| fundamental law of a government establishing its powers and limitations |
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| authority 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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| system in which opposing parties initiate and present their cases |
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| body of law derived from Roman law and based upon comprehensive legislative enactments |
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| system in which the judiciary initiates, conducts, and decides cases |
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| principle that courts should apply rules decided in prior cases in deciding substantially similar cases |
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| body of law based upon principles distinct from common law and providing remedies not available at law |
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| decision of a court of equity |
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| decree ordering a party to perform a contractual duty |
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| decree ordering a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act |
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| equitable remedy rewriting a contract to conform with the original intent of the contracting parties |
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| an equitable remedy invalidating a contract |
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| a general legal principle |
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| an agreement between or among independent nations |
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| legislation issued by the president or a governor |
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| law dealing with the establishment, duties, and power of agencies in the executive branch of government |
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