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- 1AccessEqual opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system.
- 2Adversarial SystemSystem in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
- 3AnarchyDisorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws
- 4AppealAn application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
- 5BailTo release an accused person who is awaiting trial
- 6Balance of probabilitiesThe standard of proof in civil proof
- 7beyond reasonable doubtThe standard of proof required in a criminal trial
- 8Commital HearingA hearing in a local court to decide whether a case should go to trial
- 9Common LawSystem of laws based on previous decision of judges and precedents (England)
- 10ConstituitionA document that sets out how an organisation or country will be run
- 11CourtA place where people can solve legal disputes
- 12DefendantThe person who the trial is against
- 13DiscriminateTo treat somebody less favourable due to certain characteristics
- 14Double DissolutionDecision made by the head of the state to dissolve both houses of parliament
- 15Indictable OffenceA serious breach of the law that can lead to legal action
- 16JudgeA court official who has the power to make decisions that he/she thinks are for the benefit of the law about matters brought before the court
- 17JuryA group of people (12 or 6) selected to hear the evidence in a cout case
- 18KinshipTraditional rules that outline the corrects ways of living
- 19LawsA set of legal rules that are generally followed by a large population
- 20MagistrateA court official who hears the case at the lowest court of law
- 21Military Lawrules applicable to people in the armed forces
- 22PlaintiffThe party that commences the legal action (The ones sueing not being sued)
- 23PrecendentA previous ruling that serves as a rule for future decisions
- 24Private LawDelas with disputes between private citizens
- 25ProsecutorBrings legal action to criminals (All prosecutors are plaintiffs but not all plaintiffs are prosecutors)
- 26OPublic lawDeals with disputes that affect the entire community
- 27Statute LawsLaws made by parliament
- 28SueTo bring legal action to an entity for causing damage or injury
- 29TortA civil wrong
- 30TrialA process to determine whether someone committed a criminal wrong
- 31Rule of LawThe restriction of abuses of power by subordinating it to an established set of laws
- 32—1. High Court
2. Supreme Court
3.District Court
4. Local Court - 33Law Functions1. To establish boundaries
2. for protection
3. to provide freedom
4. to resolve disputes - 34Criminal LawPublic part of legal system concerned with punishing offenders of the law
- 35Civil LawA private part of law concerned with allowing individuals to bring legal action to a member of the public for a civil wrong done to them (stingjing them)
- 36Common LawLaws we get from English, usually derived from churches
- 37Statute LawLaws made by Parliament
- 38Party that commences a civil legal actionPlaintiff
- 39actus reusGuilty Act
- 40prima faciea fact presumed to be true unless it is disproved
- 41mens reaguilty mind
- 42causeationThe relationship between conduct and result. e.g. actus reus & result
- 43local courtDeals with 0-100000
Magistrate only - 44district courtdeals with cases 100001-750000
Heard by Judge
Hears appeals from lower court - 45supreme courtHighest court in NSW
Hears cases regarding >750000 - 46high courtwedfg
- 47summary offencesdfg
- 48—
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- 9th grade Commerce Flashcards on Law Flash Cards, created by Saharsh Joshi on 01/08/2017.
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