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Essentials of Business Law 7th Edition by Anthony Liuzzo

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1121749979
book Essentials of Business Law 7th Edition by Anthony Liuzzo cover

Essentials of Business Law 7th Edition by Anthony Liuzzo

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1121749979
Exercise 2
Match each of the numbered definitions with the correct term in the following list. Write the letter of your choice in the answer column.
a. administrative law
b. appellate court
c. civil law
d. common law
e. criminal law
f. defendants
g. executive order
h. moral law
i. original jurisdiction
j. plaintiffs
k. precedents
l. statutory law
m. stare decisis
n. trial court
o. Uniform Commercial Code
The portion of the law based on the decisions of the old English courts.
Explanation
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Common Law:
In the United States, the law has evolved from its ancestry in Roman law and English common law. Law is based on precedent from similar cases that preceded the current issue. The practice of relying on precedent is called stare decisis. Following the formation of the U.S. Constitution, laws were legislated through the Senate and Congress and later promulgated through the states as well.
Opinion:
Therefore, the correct answer is option d. common law.
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