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Statutory law
* appears in state and federal codes.
* are laws.
* is law enacted by the legislature and embodied in the statutes
  - passed by legislatures
  - recorded in books called laws, statutes or codes
  - republished in a federal or state compilation of laws and codes
* refers to laws or acts or statutes passed by the California legislature
  - that have been passed by a legislative body

Substantive law
* includes contract law , tort law , and so on
  - and tort law and so on
* is contrasted with procedural law.

Swedish law
* allows a person who unwittingly buys a stolen car to keep it.
* prohibits the use for breeding of dogs with any congenital heart disease.

Tax law
* defines the gross estate and the taxable estate of the decedent.
* is divided into both federal tax and state tax
  - one of the most complicated subjects in the legal world
  - written law
* make it difficult for foundations to grant money to individuals.
* tends to change over time.
* vary widely among nations, as do national pension and health care programs.
* work against employment and have adverse ecological outcomes.

Thai law
* relating to family and inheritance matters is based upon codified traditional Thai laws.
* requires car drivers and front passengers to wear seat belts
  - foreigners to carry passports at all times

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Tort law
* aims at compensating people for damage resulting from a breach of a duty of care.
* applies when one person is wrongfully and involuntarily harmed by another.
* apportions the cost of harm.
* comes into affect when there are serious breaches of public trust.
* covers the general scope of injury law.
* deter corporate wrongdoing.
* enforces duties independent of promises.
* fills a gap in property law and contract law created by high transactions costs.
* governs intentional and negligent conduct between people.
* imposes a general duty to avoid causing others foreseeable economic harm.
* is based on the use of force
  - the area of law that defines the rights of citizens with respect to one another

Traffic law
* apply to bicycles
  - people riding bicycles so obey all signs, signals and pavement markings
  - persons operating motorcycles
* apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles
  - bicycles or skating or gliding on in-line skates
* help road users predict each other's actions.

Tunisian law
* permits the export of foreign currency declared when entering Tunisia
  - prosecution of citizens for their conduct outside the country
* prohibits parties based on religion, race, language or region.
* prohibits the existence of any political party based on race, religion, or language
  - export or import of Tunisian bank notes or coins

Universal law
* are of several types
  - the same for all beliefs, all religions, all cultures, and they never change
* concerns the balance which transcends logic or rationality.
* embodies the spirit of sacrifice and service towards others.
* operates much like other natural and governmental laws on Earth.

Letter of credit
* Letters of credit are the aging ladies of trade
  - have many uses in shifting credit risk and providing liquidity
* Letters of credit is credit
  - documents

License
* are a way to maximize the economic value of an invention.
* is an instrument
  - authorization
  - credentials
  - legal documents
  - liberty
  - permission
* requires tests.

Pardon
* are legislated acts of mercy
  - warrants
* is an action
* marking religious and national events are common in Muslim countries.

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Condonation
* are forgiveness.
* bar to a sentence of divorce.
* is someone's approval of another's activities.
* potential defense to a divorce complaint that alleges marital misconduct.