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A systematic collection of statutes.
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A written law passed by a legislative body
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dispersed among many different points, especially political power distributed among many different nobles/landowners/leaders/regions
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Wrote the first Law Code of England
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A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
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A group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
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In early England, the chief law enforcement official in a county, forerunner of today's sheriff.
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A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
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An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
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Accused person was required to grasp a red-hot piece of metal, to walk across a bed hot coals, or face some other physical task. If burn wound healed, you were innocent.
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Accused thrown into a pool of water. A person who sank was judged to be innocent because the water "accepted" him or her, but a person who floated was judged guilty because the water rejected him or her.
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A difficult or painful experience, a trial
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An action in which a person steps into a situation to change it in some way
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King in 1154 and was responsible for creating the common law and jury systems.
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A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
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Law making body of England. Later divided into Parliament and Privy Council
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Britain's law-making assembly divded into the House of Lords and House of Commons
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Dealt with major civil cases
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King Henry II's court of judges. Handeled mainly criminal cases
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A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
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(1723-1780) English jurist who explained the common law and who defined the rights of individuals under English law.
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(1672-1702) Dutch prince and foe of Louis XIV who became king of England in 1689.
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1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament from the Monarch of England
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English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
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Believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority
