Other Types of "Law"
Law enacted and enforced by individual Native American tribes to govern themselves, distinct from federal or state laws.
Tribal Law
The process of passing bills that become laws, or the body of laws that results from this process.
Legislation
A law that defines criminal offenses and the legal processes and punishments for those offenses.
Criminal Law
A fight to the death to prove your innocence
Trial by Combat or Trial by Ordeal
The idea of right and wrong
Justice
A law believed to originate directly from God, and is considered to be a higher authority than human-made law.
Divine Law
A formal, written law passed by the U.S. Congress
Statute
A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
Judge
A collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Roman emperor Justinian I in 527 AD
Code of Justinian
The idea of fairness and balance
Equitable
An unwritten law based on tradition, customs, and judicial precedents, as opposed to laws enacted by legislatures.
Common Law
Established the structure, powers, and limits of its government, as well as the rights of its citizens
The Constitution
A law governing non-criminal disputes between individuals or organizations
Civil Law
Is famous for cruel and drastic punishment such as "an eye for an eye" retribution but also provided a foundation for justice and order in ancient Mesopotamia.
The Code of Hammurabi
The idea of a personal ethical and moral code
Honor
The traditional, widely accepted behaviors and practices within a society or culture that guide how people interact with one another
Social Customs
A rule or order issued by a government agency
Regulation
A body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court
Jury
Signed in 1215, this document help establish English liberties and constitutional government.
Magna Carta
The idea that individuals should be free from government intrusions on their person, property, and security
Liberty
Evidence that is so convincing that no reasonable person would question the defendant's guilt.
Reasonable Doubt
(Bonus Word)
A rule enacted by a city council
Ordinance
A law that comes directly from court decisions in specific cases.
Case Law
A standard of behavior based on an average person's care, judgment, and caution. Often used as a comparison in a trial. Based 19th-century English law
Reasonable Person
(Bonus Word)
The idea that courts should follow previous court decisions when deciding cases. Translation "to stand by things decided"
Stare Decisis
(Bonus Word)