#jurisprudence the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law" supertype: aggregation__collection__accumulation__assemblage several things grouped together part: law subtype: administrative_law the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government subtype: canon_law__canonlaw__ecclesiastical_law the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church subtype: civil_law__civillaw the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation subtype: case_law__precedent__common_law (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions subtype: legislation__statute_law__statutelaw law enacted by a legislative body subtype: enabling_legislation legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law subtype: occupational_safety_and_health_act__federal_job_safety_law__OSHA a law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment subtype: international_law__internationallaw__law_of_nations the body of laws governing relations between nations subtype: law_of_the_land a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the Kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process (the United States Constitution declares itself "the supreme law of the land") subtype: maritime_law__admiralty_law__admiraltylaw the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs subtype: martial_law__martiallaw the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law subtype: mercantile_law__commercial_law__law_merchant__lawmerchant the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence subtype: Mosaic_law__Law_of_Moses the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) subtype: statutory_law__statutorylaw the body of laws created by legislative statutes subtype: securities_law the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities subtype: tax_law__taxlaw the body of laws governing taxation
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