Law and Society
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thehongkonger on April 6, 2011
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Commerce Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Access | Equal Opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system |
| Adversarial System | System in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge |
| Anarchy | Disorder of confusion due to the absence of government or laws |
| Appeal | An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court |
| Bail | To release an accused person who is awaiting trial |
| Balance of Probabilities | The standard of proof in civil trials |
| Beyond Reasonable Doubt | The standard of proof required in a criminal trial |
| Committal Hearing | A hearing in a Local Court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable (serious) offence |
| Common Law | System of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents |
| Constitution | A document which sets out how an organisation or a country will be governed |
| Court | A place where people can resolve disputes relating to law |
| Defendant | The party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought |
| Discriminate | To treat somebody differently or less favourably because of her or his personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity or religion. |
| Double Dissolution | A decision made by the head of state to dissolve both houses or parliament |
| Executive Council | In Australia, a group that comprises the head of state and selected government ministers |
| Hierarchy | Any system of things in a graded order |
| Indictable Offence | A serious criminal offence |
| Judge | A court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court law |
| Jury | A group of people (either 12 or 6) selected to hear the evidence in a court case |
| Kinship | Traditional indigenous rules that outline the correct way of living |
| Laws | A set of legal rules |
| Magistrate | A court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law |
| Military Law | Rules applicable to people in the armed forces |
| Plaintiff | The party that commences a civil action |
| Precedent | A previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases |
| Private Law | Deals with disputes between private citizens |
| Public Law | Deals with disputes that affect the community |
| Statue Law | Laws made by parliaments |
| Sue | To bring a civil action against another person for causing damage or injury |
| Tort | A civil wrong |
| Trial | A process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss. |
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