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Doctrine requiring lower courts to adhere to existing cases law in making decisions
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Groups of laws defining the methods for enforing legal rights and decisions
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enforcing rules of conduct in a society
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laws based on the custom of a group
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legislative enactment by a city
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government body formed to carry out particulat laws
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group of laws defining and setting punishments for offense against society
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basic fairness
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power of a court to decide a case
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status of a law that conflicts with the constitution and which is therefore invalid
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laws enacted by state legislatives or federal legislatives
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law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases
substantive laws
group of laws that defines rights and duties
code
laws grouped into an organized form