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| a federal agency required to do a specific function |
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| an adviser to tyhe king at the times of the early kings courts of england. individuals petitioned the ing for relief when they could not obtain an adequate remedy in a court of law, and these petitioned were decided by the chancellor. |
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| A REFERENCE TO A PUBLICATION IN WHICH A LEGAL AUTHORITY-- SUCH AS A STATUTE OT A COURY DECISION--OR OTHER SOURCE CAN BE FOUND |
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| THE BRANCH OF LAW DEALING WITH THE DEFINITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ALL PRIVATE OR PUBLIC RIGHTS AS OPPOSED TO CRIMINAL MATTERS |
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| THAT BODY OF DEVELOPED FROM CUSTOM OR JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN ENGLAND AND U.S. COURTS, NOT ATTRIBUTED TO A LEGISLATURE |
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| LAW THAT IS BASED ON THE US CONSTITUITIONAND THE CONSTITUIONS OF THE VARIOUS STATES |
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| A COURT THAT DECIDES CONTROVERSIES ADN ADMINISTERS JUSTICE ACCORDING TO THE RULES, PRINCIPLES AND PRECEDENTS OR EQUITY |
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| A COURY IN WHICH THE ONLY REMEDIES THAT COULD BE GRANTED WERE THINGS OF VALUE SUCK AS MONEY DAMAGES. IN THE EARLY ENGLISH KINGS COURTS, COURT OF LAW WERE DISTINCT FROM COURTS OF EQUTIY |
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| LAW THAT DEFINES AND GOVERNS AND ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE CRIMES. GENERALLY, CRIMINAL LAW HAS TO DO WITH WRONGFUL ACTIONS COMMITTED AGAINST SOCIETY FOR WHICH SOCIETY DEMANDS REDRESS |
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| AN INFORMAL TERM USED TO REFER TO ALL LAWS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSAND TRANSACTIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET |
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| MONEY SOUGHT AS A REMEDY FOR A BREACH FO CONTRACT OR FOR A TORTIOUS ACT |
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| ONE AGAINST WHOMA LAWSUIT IS BROUGHT; THE ACCUSED PERSON IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING |
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| REASONS THAT A DEFENDANT OFFERS IN AN ACTION OR SUIT A STO WHY THE PLAINTIFF SHOULD NOT OBTAIN WHAT HE OR SHE IS SEEKING |
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| GENERAL PROPOSTIONS OR PRINCIPLES OF LAW THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FAIRNESS |
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| AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, EXECUTIVE AGENCIES ARE THOSE WIHTN THE CABINET DEPARTMENTS |
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| A SCHOOL OF LEGAL THOUGHT THAT EMPHASIZES THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS OF LAW AND THAT LOOKS TO THE PASLT OT DISCOVER WHAT THE PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY LAW SHOULD BE |
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| INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY |
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| AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE GOVERNMENTS EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO HT AUTHORITY FO THE PRESIDENT. INDEPENDENT AGENCY OFFICIALS CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT CAUSE |
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| THE SCIENCE OR PHILOSOPHY OF LAW |
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| THE EQUITABLE DOCTRINE THAT BARS A PARTYS RIGHT TO LEGAL ACTION IF THE PARTY HAS NEGLECTED FOR AN UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME TO ACT ON HIS OR HER RIGHTS |
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| A BODY OF ENFOREABLE RULES GOVERNING RELATOINSHIPS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR SOCIETY |
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| THE PROCESS OF REASONING BY WHICH A JUDGE HARMONIZES HIS OR HER DECISION WITH THE JUDICIAL DECISIONS RO PREVIOUS CASES |
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| UNIVERSAL MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT ARE INHERENT IN HUMAN NATURE |
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| A STATEMENT BY THE COURT EXPRESSING THE REASONING FOR ITS DECISION IN A CASE |
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| A LAW PASSES BY A LOCAL GOVERNING UNIT, SUCH AS A MUNICIPALITY OR A COUNTY |
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| IN EQUITY PRACTICE, A PARTY THAT INITIATES A LAWSUIT |
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