Law Vocabulary by Matthew

Ordinance

Matthew93010 — 2025-01-30 16:37:45 UTC

An Ordinance is a law created by the Government such as a municipality, county, or other local Government.

Common Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 13:53:18 UTC

Common Law is a body of old English Law adapted into the Federal Government for use in different states and the Federal Government.

Code

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 13:56:55 UTC

A code is an organized compilation of existing laws. It is a collection of all laws currently ratified, including enacted law and case law.

Positive Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:01:52 UTC

Positive law is based on principles and truth that a legislative court or any other human institution gives us.

Precedent

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:04:39 UTC

A Precedent is when an important ruling / decision is made by an important judge or jury. This decision then influences other Courts, acting like an example or guide for other Courts to follow.

Constitutional Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:07:34 UTC

Constitutional Laws refer to rights given to us by the US Constitution. Most of these rights are from the Bill of Rights or other respective laws and rights given to us in other Federal Documents.

Statutory Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:10:58 UTC

Statutory Law is the law established by an act of the legislature that is signed by an executive. There are different levels of Statutory law, with Federal Statutory Law rising from Common Statutory Law.

Administrative Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:13:39 UTC

Administrative Regulations are rules adopted by agencies and are considered primary legal authority.

Law

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:15:32 UTC

Law is a system of rules written to govern, protect, give rights, and set limits for what a people can do - usually issued by a place's government or judiciary system.

Agencies

Matthew93010 — 2025-02-03 14:18:19 UTC

Agencies are businesses or organizations that provide a service, especially when representing other Organizations. In our case, Agencies are usually ones that are related to law (like the FBI.)