|
|
|
1
|
A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts and legal issues.
|
|
2
|
The branch of law that spells out the duties that individuals in society owe to other persons or to their governments, excluding the duty not to commit crimes.
|
|
4
|
The body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
|
|
5
|
A common law doctrine under which judges normally are obligated to follow the precedents established by prior court decisions.
|
|
6
|
The courts; one of the three branches of the federal government in the United States
|
|
7
|
Law based on the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of various states.
|
|
8
|
The body of law developed from judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislature.
|
|
9
|
The body of law enacted by legislatures (as opposed to constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A source of law that establishes the law. Primary sources of law include constitutions, statutes, administrative agency rules and regulations, and decisions rendered by the courts.
|
|
3
|
The rules of law announced in court decisions.
|
|
|
|
