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Reviewing Your Vocabulary

adversarial system p. 26
assizes p. 27
case law p. 27
circuit judges p. 27
Code of Hammurabi p. 17
Code of Li k’vei p. 17
codified p. 17
common law p. 27
divine right p. 26
Great Laws of Manu p. 17
habeas corpus p. 28
Justinian’s Code p. 22
Magna Carta p. 28
Mosaic Law p. 19
Napoleonic Code p. 23
Quebec Civil Code p. 30
restitution p. 18
retribution p. 18
Rule of Law p. 13
rule of precedent p. 27
stare decisis p. 27
Ten Commandments p. 19
The Great Binding Law p. 28
trial by combat p. 25
trial by oath helping p. 25
trial by ordeal p. 24

1 .
Match the vocabulary terms above with these clues:
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

1.1 one of the earliest known written codes A. Ten Commandments;

1.2 based on case law, it was developed by circuit judges in England B. Justinian’s Code;

1.3 laws given to Moses, which became the foundation of Judeo-Christian legal systems C. adversarial system;

1.4 a battle between two people to determine guilt D. Code of Hammurabi;

1.5 known as the Great Charter, it became the forerunner of many civil rights documents E. Napoleonic Code;

1.6 a legal system based on two lawyers arguing the case in court before an impartial judge F. habeas corpus

1.7 a peace agreement among six Aboriginal tribes in what is now Canada and the United States G. common law;

1.8 an early code of law from China H. The Great Binding Law;

1.9 a Roman code of law written by an emperor whose name is synonymous with the concept of justice I. Magna Carta;

1.10 the term that literally means “to stand by the decision” J. trial by combat;

1.11 the basis for the Quebec Civil Code K. stare decisis;

1.12 a historic right to a court appearance within a reasonable amount of time L. Code of Li k’vei;

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