CANADIAN LAW EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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CANADIAN LAW
Statute correct answer: Laws that are passed by the government
Habeas Corpus correct answer: A court order designed to prevent unlawful arrest by ensuring that anyone detained is brought before a court within a reasonable amount of time
Latin for; "you must have the body"
Entrench correc...
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CANADIAN LAW EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Statute correct answer: Laws that are passed by the government
Habeas Corpus correct answer: A court order designed to
prevent unlawful arrest by ensuring that anyone detained is
brought before a court within a reasonable amount of time
Latin for; "you must have the body"
Entrench correct answer: To place within for purposes of
protection; in constitutional law, to protect or guarantee a right
or freedom by ensuring that it can only be changed by an
amendment to the constitution.
Discrimination correct answer: Making a distinction between
people on a basis other than individual merit
Respondent correct answer: The party that responds to an
appeal
Constructive Discrimination correct answer: Employment
policies that inadvertently exclude certain individuals resulting
in discrimination
Actus Reus correct answer: Latin for; "the guilty act"
Which refers to a voluntary action, omission, or state of being
that is forbidden by the criminal code
, Summary conviction offence correct answer: A minor offence
tha carries a light penalty
Restitution correct answer: Punishment that requires the
offender to pay the victim or society back for the harm or loss
caused by the crime
Denunciation correct answer: Punishment designed to show the
offender that society condemns his or her conducts
Litigate correct answer: Legal action to solve civil dispute
Tort Law correct answer: The branch of civil law that holds
persons responsible for damage they've caused another person as
a result of accidental or deliberate action
invoke correct answer: to put a law into effect
Prejudice correct answer: A preconceive opinion based upon a
stereo-type or inadequate information
Stereotyping correct answer: Having an oversimplified,
standardized, or fixed judgment over a specific group of people
Direct Discrimination correct answer: an overt act of
discrimination
Indictable offence correct answer: a serious crime that carries a
heavier penalty then a summary conviction offence.
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