| A | B |
|---|
| A group of laws in organized form | code |
| The power to decide a case | jurisdiction |
| Law that is based on current standards or customs | common law |
| Panel of citizens who help interpret society’s customs | jury |
| Enforceable rules of conduct in society | laws |
| An order that prevents something from being done | injunction |
| Law dictated by a sovereign or higher authority | positive law |
| Basic fairness | equity |
| Using prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases | precedent |
| Laws enacted by local legislatures | statutes |
| Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs | constitution |
| Legislation enacted by a town, city, or county board or commission | ordinance |
| Made by the judicial branch when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases | case law |
| Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases | stare decisis |
| Governmental body formed to carry out particular laws | administrative agency |
| Ethical principles used in making business decisions | business ethics |
| Group of laws that governs business situations and transactions | business law |
| Open, peaceful violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice | civil disobedience |
| Group of laws used to provide remedy for wrongs against individuals | civil law |
| Form of ethical reasoning that evaluates the results of an action | consequence-based reasoning |
| Law made when the fundamental, supreme law of the land is adopted, amended, or interpreted | constitutional law |
| Group of laws that defines and sets punishments for offenses against society | criminal law |
| Deciding what is right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner | ethics |
| Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties | procedural law |
| Group of laws that define rights and duties | substantive law |
| Widely adopted uniform business law | Uniform Commercial Code |
| An offense against society | crime |
| An offense against people or organizations | tort |
