| A | B |
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| administrative agency | governmental body formed to carry out particular laws |
| case law | Law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases |
| civil disobedience | An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice |
| civil law | Group of laws that make up for wrongs against individual persons |
| code | Laws grouped into an organized form |
| common law | Law based on the customs of a group of people |
| constitution | Document that sets forth the framework |
| criminal law | Group of laws defining and setting punishments for offenses against society |
| equity | Fairness |
| ethics | The practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner |
| jurisdiction | Power of a court to decide a case |
| laws | Enforceable rules of conduct in a society |
| ordinance | Legislative enactment by a city |
| positive law | Law dictated from above |
| procedural law | Group of laws defining the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
| stare decisis | Doctrine requiring lower courts to adhere to existing case law in making decisions |
| statute | Law enacted by state legislatures or federal legislatures |
| substantive law | group of laws that define rights and duties |
| ethicalll behavior | culture, values, ethics, law |
| constitutional law | Based on constitution |
| business law | Rules that apply to business transactions |
| administrative law | Rulings by administrative agencies |
