Law in America

The set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

• Law

• Tort

• Implied Consent

• Expressed Contract

Any wrongful act in which the injured party can sue in a civil court

• Plaintiff

• Tort

• Lex Talionis

• Misdemeanor

The person who is sued in civil court or on trial in criminal court

• Defendant

• Attorney

• Plaintiff

• Bailiff

An agreement in which terms are specifically stated in writing.

• Implied Contract

• Misdemeanor Contract

• Libel Contract

• Expressed Contract

Less serious crimes that results in a punishment of less than a year in prison and fines.

• Tort

• Felony

• Lex Talionis

• Misdemeanor

Attempts to solve disputes between individuals

• Criminal Law

• Juvenile Law

• Civil Law

• Military Law

Law of retribution – “an eye for an eye”

• Misdemeanor

• Expressed Contract

• Criminal Law

• Lex Talionis

An agreement in which terms are not stated in writing but are agreed upon.

• Law

• Implied Contract

• Trial by Ordeal

• Parsons Accord

The person who brings charges in a lawsuit

• Bailiff

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Judge

Includes movable things like clothes or jewelry

• Personal Property

• Real Property

• Homeowner's Property

• Legitimate Property