Constitutional law
The structure of government, rights and constitutional principles.
Areas within Constitutional law
Criminal law
Crime, criminal proceedings and penalties.
379 wordsContract law
Agreements, obligations, breach and remedies.
173 wordsTort law
Civil wrongs, liability and remedies.
14 wordsEmployment law
Workplace rights, duties and disputes.
39 wordsIntellectual property law
Copyright, patents, trade marks and related rights.
16 wordsProperty law
Ownership, land and property rights.
97 wordsDispute resolution
Litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement.
15 wordsBusiness law
Legal rules affecting commercial organisations and transactions.
1 wordsCivil law
Private disputes, claims and civil procedure.
25 wordsConstitutional law
The structure of government, rights and constitutional principles.
16 wordsCorporate law
Companies, directors, governance and corporate transactions.
7 wordsEvidence law
Rules governing proof and admissible evidence.
22 wordsGeneral law
Foundational legal terms used across areas of law.
752 wordsLegislation
Statutes, regulations and the process of making law.
17 wordsPublic law
The powers and duties of public bodies and the state.
17 wordsAdministrative law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
56 wordsFamily law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
24 wordsInternational law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
61 wordsLegal procedure
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
8 wordsLegal theory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
177 words16 featured terms
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the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
Rule of lawnouna state of order in which events conform to the law
Executivenounpersons who administer the law
Judicatorynounthe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Judicaturenounthe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Judicial systemnounthe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
Judiciarynounthe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
due processnounThe right to a fair legal process.
Constitutionnounlaw determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Degenerationnounthe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Devolutionnounthe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Attacknounthe onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the el…
Macular degenerationnouneye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
Obsolescencenounthe process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence"
Age-related macular degenerationnounmacular degeneration that is age-related
AMDnounmacular degeneration that is age-related