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law

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R common law the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from
statute law
R civil law system of law having its origin in Roman law and especially that set out in the
Justinian code, as opposed to common law or canon law
R uncodified not compiled into or set out in a code
R legal rules principles that have been laid down by judges, as opposed to those established
by a legislative body
R statutes formal, written enactments of a legislative authority
R precedent reported decision of a higher court which is recognised as a rule of law binding
on judges seeking to judge similar matters in future cases; judicial precedent
R judicial decisions determinations by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted
to it; judgments
R cases suits or actions in law or in equity
R court records official, written reports of court proceedings
R case law the body of law established by the decisions taken by higher courts, and especially
appellate courts (courts of appeal)
R yearbooks reports of court hearings collected into separate books each year from around
1290 during the reign of Edward I until 1535, during the reign of Henry VIII
R law reports written accounts of court cases often collated into yearbooks
R adversarial system system of justice in which the prosecution (or the plaintiff) and the
defence oppose each other, in contrast to the inquisitorial system of justice used in a civil
law jurisdiction
R sentence judgment giving the punishment to be inflicted upon a person convicted of a crime
R verdict decision reached by a jury on the question submitted to it by the judge
R codified compiled into or set out in a code
R legal codes expressions of a comprehensive system of law as it applies in a given judicial area
R procedure rules and principles to be adhered to by the courts and other authorities
R punishment sanction inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
R offense infraction of law, breach of a moral or social code
R substantive law body of legal principles that creates and defines rights, duties and obligation
and causes of action that can be enforced by law
R prosecution act or process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment
R hearing legal proceeding where an issue of law or fact is tried and evidence is presented to
help determine that issue
R procedural law body of legal principles that prescribes the procedures and methods for
enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress
R criminal act behaviour that is condemned by law as being unacceptable and deserving
punishment
R penal law texts prescribing the sanction to be given to a person who violates the law; criminal
law
R penalty punitive measure imposed on a wrongdoer for breaking the law
R brings charges initiates criminal action by accusing a person of breaking the law
R legislators elected officials sitting in an assembly or parliament whose role is to create new
law
R legal scholars academics, historians and researchers writing on judicial matters and the law
R Roman law the civil law compiled by Emperor Justinian who ruled from 527 to 565
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