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Stare Decisis
The legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
Administrative Law
Law created by administrative agencies through their rule-making powers.
Criminal Law
A body of law that defines criminal offenses and prescribes punishments.
Civil Law
A branch of law that deals with disputes between individuals or organizations.
Burden of Proof
The obligation to prove one's assertion or allegations in a legal proceeding.
Jurisprudence
The theory or philosophy of law.
Jurisdiction
The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
Federal Court
A court established under the authority of the federal government to hear cases involving federal laws.
Litigation
The process of taking legal action or engaging in a lawsuit.
Deposition
Testimony taken under oath before trial, used to gather information.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Methods of resolving disputes outside of the courtroom, such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Defamation
The act of communicating false statements that injure a person's reputation.
False Imprisonment
The intentional restraint of another person without legal justification.
Negligence
The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.
Contributory Negligence
A legal doctrine that may limit the amount of damages a plaintiff can recover based on their own negligence.
Statutory Law
Laws enacted by legislatures, as distinguished from common law.
Veto
The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress.
Remand
To send a case back to a lower court for further action.
Harmless Error
A legal doctrine that holds that certain trial errors do not affect the outcome of a trial.
Minimum Contacts
A legal standard for determining whether a court has jurisdiction over a defendant based on their connections to the state.
International Shoe Case
A landmark United States Supreme Court case that established the minimum contacts standard.
