What is a Common Law?

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Law originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes. The term refers to an unwritten body of judicial opinion, originally developed by English courts, that is based on nonstatutory customs, traditions, and precedents that help guide judicial decision making.

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A negative z score would indicate a raw score that lies ______ the mean of the distribution.

A. above B. below C. exactly on D. none of these

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Inventory searches of vehicles are never valid

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The House of Refuge was created in New York in 1825 during this period

A) "Kids are different" B) Refuge C) Juvenile court D) Juvenile rights E) Crime control

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There is a hearsay exception for business, government, and religious records as long as the records are _____

a. over ten years old b. handwritten c. regularly kept d. not stored on computers

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