Chapter 15 review

• A law relating to a dispute between 2 individuals or between individuals & the government

CIVIL LAW

• A law relating to a dispute between 2 individuals or between individuals & the government

• The person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought against

DEFENDANT

• The person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought against

• An official notice of a lawsuit that includes the date, time, and place of the initial court appearance

SUMMONS

• An official notice of a lawsuit that includes the date, time, and place of the initial court appearance

• A set of voluntary promises, enforceable by the law, between 2 or more parties

CONTRACT

• A set of voluntary promises, enforceable by the law, between 2 or more parties

• A loan taken out to pay for a house

MORTGAGE

• A loan taken out to pay for a house

• A wrongful act, other than breach of contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue

TORT

• A wrongful act, other than breach of contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue

• A legal document filed with the court that has jurisdiction over the problem

COMPLAINT

• A legal document filed with the court that has jurisdiction over the problem

• An order from a court that will stop a particular action or enforce a rule or regulation

INJUNCTION

• An order from a court that will stop a particular action or enforce a rule or regulation

• A person who brings charges in court

PLAINTIFF

• A person who brings charges in court

• A law written by a legislative branch

STATUTE

• A law written by a legislative branch

• A law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases

COMMON LAW

• A law made by judges in the process of resolving individual cases

• A system of rules by which disputes are solved on the grounds of fairness

EQUITY

• A system of rules by which disputes are solved on the grounds of fairness

• A set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

LAW

• A set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

• Land & whatever is attached to it or growing on it

REAL PROPERTY

• Land & whatever is attached to it or growing on it

• Movable belongings such as clothes and jewelry, as well as intangible items like stocks, bonds, copyrights, and patents

PERSONAL PROPERTY

• Movable belongings such as clothes and jewelry, as well as intangible items like stocks, bonds, copyrights, and patents

• The presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty

PRESUMED INNOCENCE

• The presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty