Business Law Chapter 1 - Our Laws - Vocabulary

Doctrine requiring lower courts to adhere to existing case law in making decisions.

• stare decisis

• common law

• statutes

• business law

Group of laws defining the methods for enforcing legal rights and decisions.

• common law

• procedural law

• substantive law

• business law

Enforced rules of conduct in a society are laws.

• True

• False

Laws based on the customs of a group.

• common law

• procedural law

• state law

• procedural law

Legislative enactments by a city.

• cases

• codes

• jurisdiction

• ordinances

Government body formed to carry out particular laws

• administrative agencies

• law police

• criminal agencies

• code enforcers

Group of laws defining and setting punishments for offenses against society.

• criminal law

• civil law

• procedural law

• common law

Basic fairness

• jurisdiction

• codes

• equity

• courts

Power of a court to decide a case.

• jurisdiction

• civil law

• common law

• stare decisis

Status of a law that conflicts with a constitution and which is therefore invalid.

• wrong

• invalid

• unconstitutional