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| law | set of rules and standards by which society governs itself |
| constitutional law | law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. constitution and state constitution |
| statue | a law written by a legislative branch |
| ordinance | a law |
| statutory law | a that that is written down so that everyone understands it |
| administrative law | law that spells that authority procedures, rules, and regulations to be followed by government agencies |
| common law | law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases |
| equity | a system of rules by which disputes are resolved on the grounds of fairness |
| due process of law | principles in the fifth amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trial and in other actions it takes against individuals |
| substantive due process | certain rights of individuals in the application of laws, some that are specified in the constitution and some that are not specified. |
| procedural due process | principle that prohibits arbitrary enforcement of the law and also provides safe guards to ensure that constitutional and statutory rights are protected by law enforcement |
| adversary system | a judicial system in which opposing lawyers present their strongest cases |
| presumed innocence | the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty |
| civil law | one relating to disputes among two or more individuals and the government |
| injunction | an order that will stop a particular action or enforce a rule or regulation |
| contrat | a set of voluntary promises, enforceable by the law, between two or more parties |
| plaintiff | person who brings charges in court |
| impled contrat | a contrat in which the terms are not expressible stated but can be inferred from actions of the people involved and the circumstances |
| real property | land and whatever is attached to pr growing on it |
| personal property | movable belongings |
