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Law
a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a
state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is
wrong
TERM 2
Functions of Law
DEFINITION 2
a. establish order, standards, and moralsb. protection of
statec. protection of propertyd. stabilitye. settle disputes
TERM 3
Laws and Morals
DEFINITION 3
overlap, but laws provide sanctions while morals do not
TERM 4
Justice
DEFINITION 4
the fair, equitable, and impartial treatment of competing
interests with due regard for the common good
TERM 5
Substantive law
DEFINITION 5
law creating rights and duties
Procedural Law
Rules for enforcing substantive law, attempts to be fair and
impartial and operate efficiently
TERM 7
Public law
DEFINITION 7
law dealing with the relationship between government and
individuals
TERM 8
private law
DEFINITION 8
law governing the relationships among individuals and legal
entities
TERM 9
civil law
DEFINITION 9
law dealing with rights and duties, the violation of which
constitutes a wrong against another
TERM 10
criminal law
DEFINITION 10
law establishing duties that, if violated, constitute a wrong
against the entire community
administrative law
law created by the admin of agencies in the form of rules,
orders, and regulations to carry out the duties of those
agencies
TERM 17
right
DEFINITION 17
the capacity of a person to require another to perform or
refrain from performing a certain act
TERM 18
duty
DEFINITION 18
obligation the law imposes upon a person to perform or to
refrain from performing a certain act
TERM 19
remedies in equity court
DEFINITION 19
specific performanceinjunction reformationrescission
TERM 20
maxims
DEFINITION 20
general legal principles formed by equity courts over the
years
