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jrubin

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5 The legal doctrine that court decisions serve as precedent for future decisions is:
 
  a. equity
  b. amicus curie
  c. stare decisis
  d. dictum
  e. habeas corpus

Question 2

4 Law that relies largely on decisions of judges in the past is called:
 
  a. statutory law
  b. criminal law
  c. civil law
  d. common law
  e. code law



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



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