LEGL 2700 Roessing Test 1 Terms Questions And Answers
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UGA LEGL 2700
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UGA LEGL 2700
LEGL 2700 Roessing Test 1 Terms Questions
And Answers
**Compensatory Damages** Sanctions or damages meant to make an injured party whole
by paying for the cost of their injury- Usually awarded in breach-of-contract
**Conflicts in Law** Used to determine that substantive law applies when there...
LEGL 2700 Roessing Test 1 Terms Questions
And Answers
**Compensatory Damages** Sanctions or damages meant to make an injured party whole
by paying for the cost of their injury- Usually awarded in breach-of-contract
**Conflicts in Law** Used to determine that substantive law applies when there is
inconsistency between laws of different states or countries- which state's law applies to multi
state dispute
Constituion Set out basic framework for federal government and individual rights
Constitutional Law Legal issues that arise from interpreting Constitution
Constitutional Relativity Idea Constitutional interpretation is relative to time Constitution
is being interpreted
Contract Law Law of legal enforceable promises
Corporate Governance 1. How business organizations are created and managed
,LEGL 2700 Roessing Test 1 Terms Questions
And Answers
2.Concerns how the various levels of government regulate business organizations as they transact
business
Corporation Artificial, but legal, person created by state law- owners and managers give it
high flexibility
Criminal Law Area of law dealing with wrongs against the state
**Dicta** Statements made in a judicial opinion that are not essential to the decision of
the case (not a part of the holding and not precedential)
Exemplary Damages Punitive Damages. Monetary compensation in excess of direct losses
suffered by the plaintiff
Holding The precise legal response in an opinion by an appellate court on an issue of law
raised on appeal
, LEGL 2700 Roessing Test 1 Terms Questions
And Answers
Intentional Tort Non contractual legal wrong caused by one who desires to cause the
wrong or where the wrong is likely to occur from behavior
Jurisprudence The science of the law; giving wise interpretation of the law
Law The rules of the state backed up by enforcement
Legislation Laws passed by elected body (Congress, state legislation, local council)
Negligence A person's failure to exercise reasonable care that foreseeably causes another
injury
Opinion The decision of a judge, usually issued as a written form
**Ordinances** The legislative enactment of a city, county, or other municipal
corporation (Athens-clarke county rules on party noise)
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