A lawyer quotes a precedent for punishment of a crime committed by the defendant in a trial. What is court-made law known as?
A) Public law
B) Statutory law
C) Common law
D) Administrative law
Ans: C
The government provides for a judiciary system, which is responsible for reconciling controversies. It interprets legislation at the local, state, and national levels as it has been applied in specific instances and makes decisions concerning law enforcement. A body of law known as common law has evolved from these accumulated judiciary decisions. Common law is thus court-made law, and most law involving malpractice is common law.
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