CH. 15 Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another.

• Bail

• Felony

• Tort

• Larceny

Defendant agrees to plead guilty to one or more charges (often to a lesser charge) in exchange for a more lenient (less harsh) sentence.

• Precedent

• Search Warrant

• Stare Decisis

• Plea Bargain

Earliest known written law; based upon punishment rather than rehabilitation.

• Hammurabi's Code

• Common Law

• Constitutional Law

• Administrative Law

Latin phrase that means “to let the decision stand.” Courts will adhere to the previous ruling and apply the same precedent.

• Statutory Law

• Ex Post Facto Law

• Justinian Code

• Stare Decisis

Law developed on the basis of customs and legal precedents over hundreds of years in Britain.

• Justinian Code

• Ex Post Facto Law

• Common Law

• Constitutional Law

Law written down by a legislature in response to a perceived need or problem.

• Statutory Law

• Precedent

• Tort

• Plaintiff

Legal system used in the common law countries where two opposing sides present their positions before an impartial jury or judge, who attempt to determine the truth of the case.

• Misdemeanor

• Administrative Law

• Adversarial System

• Burglary

Nonviolent theft of personal property from a person’s possession.

• Felony

• Larceny

• Precedent

• Tort

Person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law.

• Defendant

• Tort

• Plea

• Plaintiff

Person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court of law.

• Bailiff

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Statutory Law