| A | B |
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| laws | Enforceable rules of conduct in a society. |
| code | Laws grouped into an organized form |
| common law | Law based on the current standards or customs of the people |
| positive law | Law dictated by a sovereign or other central authority to prevent disputes and wrongs from occurring |
| jurisdiction | The power to decide a case. |
| equity | Fairness. |
| constitution | Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs |
| statutes | Laws enacted by legislatures |
| ordinance | Legislation enacted at the local level |
| case law | Law made after a trial has ended and one of the parties has appealed the result to a higher court. |
| stare decisis | The legal doctrine that requires lower courts to follow established case law in deciding similar cases (“to adhere to decided cases”). |
| administrative agencies | Governmental bodies created by federal, state, and local legislatures to carry out particular laws. |
| civil law | The group of laws that make up for wrongs against individual persons |
| criminal law | Laws governing the citizens’ right to live in peace |
| substantive law | Laws defining rights and duties of conduct except those involved in enforcement. |
| impartiality | The idea that the same ethical standards are applied to everyone |
| ethics | Practice of deciding what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner. |
| civil disobedience | An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged or supposed injustice. |
| integrity | The capacity to do what is right even in the face of temptation or pressure to do otherwise. |
