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| Laws | The enforceable rules of conduct in a society that reflect the culture and circumstances that create them |
| Code | Laws grouped into an organized form |
| Common Law | Law based on current standards or customs of the people |
| Positive Law | Law based on the dictates of a central political authority |
| Jurisdiction | Power of a court to decide a case |
| Equity | Basic fairness |
| Constitution | Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs |
| Statutes | Laws enacted by state or federal legislatures |
| Ordinances | Legislation enacted by a town, city or county board or commission |
| Case Law | Made when appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding cases |
| Stare Decisis | Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases; “let the decision stand” |
| Administrative Agencies | Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws |
| Civil Law | Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals |
| Criminal Law | Group of laws that define and set punishment for offenses against society |
| Procedural Law | Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties |
| Substantive Law | Group of laws that define rights and duties |
| Ethics | Practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned impartial manner |
| Civil Disobedience | Open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed injustice |
