legal system
Laws and courts
A legal system is the framework of laws, courts, and procedures that governs how justice is administered in a particular jurisdiction.
Different legal systems—common law, civil law, religious law—have distinct approaches to interpreting statutes and resolving disputes.
The American legal system relies heavily on precedent.
A country's legal system shapes everything from criminal prosecution to contract enforcement.
- trial by juryLegal proceeding with citizen judges
- juryLegal decision-making body
- judgeOne who decides
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
checks and balances · civil rights · habeas corpus · jurisprudence · guilty verdict · verdict · rule of law · law · court · court order · case law · witness · plea bargain · burden of proof · tribunal · due process · appellate court · bar
- Malaysian lawHigh Court, Islamic courts, civil court, high court, judiciary
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- systemsecosystems, ecosystem, biological systems, transportation network, communication systems
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, penal code, laws
- German LawRichter, constitutional court, constitutional law, federal law, basic law
legal systemvigilante justice
Unauthorized punishment by civilians
mob justice · lynch law · kangaroo court · frontier justice · lynch mob
legal systemlawlessness
Absence of governing rules
anarchy · chaos · state of nature · failed state · disorder
legal systemtyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
despotism · autocracy · dictatorship · rule by decree · martial law
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