Business law - Answers✔the enforceable rules of conduct that govern the actions of buyers and
sellers in market exchanges
law - Answers✔rules of conduct in any organized society that are enforced by the governing
authority of the community
private law - Answers✔law that involves suits between private individuals or groups
public law - Answers✔law that involves suits between private individuals or groups and their
government
civil law - Answers✔the body of laws that govern the rights and responsibilities either between
persons or between persons and their government
criminal law - Answers✔the body of laws that involve the rights and responsibilities an
individual has with respect to the public as a whole
constitutional law - Answers✔the general limits and powers of a government as interpreted from
its written constitution
statute - Answers✔legislative actions
statutory law - Answers✔the assortment of rules and regulations put forth by legislatures
model laws - Answers✔laws created to account for the variability of laws among states. these
laws serve to standardize the otherwise different interstate laws. also called uniform laws
case law - Answers✔the collection of legal interpretations made by judges. they are considered
to be law unless otherwise revoked by a statutory law. also known as common law
precedent - Answers✔a tool used by judges to make rulings on cases on the basis of key
similarities to previous cases
administrative law - Answers✔the collection of rules and decisions made by administrative
agencies to fill in particular details missing from constitutions and statutes
legal realism - Answers✔a school of jurisprudence that holds that context must be considered as
well as law. context includes factors such as economic conditions and social conditions
case or controversy - Answers✔A requirement that courts may decide only cases in which an
actual conflict between persons exists.
ripeness - Answers✔a case that is ready for litigation and does not depend upon hypothetical
future events
service of process - Answers✔the procedure by which a court delivers a copy of the statement of
claim or other legal documents, such as a summons, complaint, or subpoena, to the defendant
default judgement - Answers✔a judgement entered by a court against a defendant who has failed
to appear in court to answer or defend against the plaintiff's claim
motion - Answers✔an application by a party to a judge or a court in a civil case requesting an
order in favor of the applicant
discovery - Answers✔A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may
obtain information from each other and from third parties prior to trial.
interrogatories - Answers✔A series of written questions for which written answers are prepared
by a party to a lawsuit, usually with the assistance of the party's attorney, and then signed under
oath.
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