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Equity
A branch of law that aims to provide fairness and justice, supplementing the strict rules of common law.
Due Process
A legal requirement ensuring that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
Intellectual Property
A category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect, such as inventions and designs.
Contract Breach
Failure to fulfill the obligations of a contract, which may lead to legal remedies for the non-breaching party.
Statute of Limitations
The maximum time period after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.
Burden of Proof
The obligation to prove one's assertion or claim in a legal dispute.
Contempt of Court
Disobedience or disrespect towards the court, which can disrupt legal proceedings.
Injunction
A court order requiring a party to do or refrain from doing a specific act.
Settlement
An agreement reached between parties in a legal dispute that resolves the matter without trial.
Liability
Legal responsibility for one's actions or omissions, leading to potential civil or criminal penalties.
Charter Rights and Freedoms
Legal entitlements of individuals outlined in the Canadian Charter, ensuring protections such as freedom of expression and security.
Section 1 of the Charter
Allows government interference with rights and freedoms that are justifiable in a free and democratic society.
Section 7 of the Charter
Allows government interference with life, liberty, and security of the person but requires compliance with fundamental justice.
Procedural Fairness
A requirement under section 7 of the Charter that ensures fair treatment in the legal process.
Division of Powers
The distribution of authority between federal and provincial governments established by the Constitution Act of 1867.
Statute Law
Law made by legislative bodies, including Parliament and provincial legislatures.
Case Law
Law established by the outcome of former court cases or judicial decisions.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Processes for resolving disputes outside of the courts, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Negligence
A failure to take proper care in doing something, leading to damage or injury to another.
Defamation
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; a false statement published about someone.