Equal Protection - ANS A right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, wherein "no state shall deny a person" this right. It
required the state to apply the same laws to all citizens.
Due Process - ANS necessary procedural requirements that government agencies must fo...
,Equal Protection - ANS A right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US
Constitution, wherein "no state shall deny a person" this right. It
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required the state to apply the same laws to all citizens.
Due Process - ANS necessary procedural requirements that government agencies
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must follow to take action against parties in violation of applicable laws
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Statutes - ANS laws enacted by either the state or the federal legislature
Ordinances - ANS Laws enacted by local government bodies such as cities and
municipalities, counties, school districts, and water districts.
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Regulations or rules - ANS are laws enacted by regulatory agencies, also known as
administrative agencies
License or permit - ANS Gives permission to engage in a legally restricted activity
purpose of these is to protect the public welfare
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Litigation - ANS a civil action to settle a dispute in a court of law
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Arbitration - ANS settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial
outsider
Less expensive than litigation
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Mediation - ANS a nonbinding settlement discussion between the interested parties
Administrative hearings - ANS give both parties the opportunity to express and clarify
their positions
They are information-gathering in nature and should not become adversarial
Administrative Order or Enforcement/ abatement order - ANS legal document from a
state or federal agency directing an individual, business, or agency to correct or stop an
activity. May impose fines or monetary damages
, EMbargo - ANS a legal order prohibiting the removal or use of something
seizure order - ANS Legal permission to confiscate, retain and/or dispose or
something
Condemnation - ANS legal judgement that finds a structure or property too dangerous
or unfit for human use
Posted on the property yo forbid trespass
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uninhabitable - ANS an alternative action to condemnation
Under this, a person may enter to make repairs, but not to occupy the property
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Public Nuisance - ANS An owner's use of land that causes damage or inconvenience
to the general public.
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Interferes with publics ability to pursue comfort, health, and quiet
Nuisance abatement - ANS A legal order to stop such hindering and/or annoying
activities
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Civil Law - ANS Involves individuals or groups acting in a nonpublic capacity in which
some form of compensation is sought, and liability, not guilty, is established
Prohibitory Injunction - ANS A court order preventing a party from doing a particular
act
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Mandatory Injunction - ANS an order to take action, such as applying for a permit,
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changing a procedure, reporting an activity, or correcting a violation
Criminal Law - ANS prevents harm to society
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Prima Facie - ANS tangible evidence such as detailed records, original handwritten
investigative reports, photographs, samples and scientific test results
they are more persuasive forms of evidence than recollections alone
Hearsay - ANS testimony given by a witness who relates not what he or she heard,
saw, or knows personally, but what others have said
usually not admissible evidence
Torts - ANS civil wrongs (injuries to a person, property, or reputation)
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