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| Law that is made up from a case by case basis, where there is no written rule, but there have been many cases that have ruled the same way that set precedent on a case being heard |
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| A decision used in a case with similar fact situations |
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| The use of precedent by courts; the use of prior decisions to guide decisions making in the cases before the courts |
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| the fundemental law of the nation that establishes the power of the government and it's basic structure; the controling authority over all other laws |
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| provides the "process" that the case will go through (whether it goes to trial or not). The procedural law determines how a proceeding concerning the enforcement of substantive law will occurStatute/Statutory Law |
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| defines how the facts in the case will be handled, as well as how the crime is to be charged. In essence, it deals with the "substance" of the matter. |
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| The duty which members of a society owe to other members |
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| generally accepted standerds of right and wrong |
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| Laws have consequences for the way one acts, or fails to act |
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| a courts right to hear a case, based on what type of court it is |
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| refers to a court's power over a particular defendant or an item of property. |
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| have someone stop an action |
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| make someone preform an action |
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