Week 1 Introduction Flashcards
those rules of conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong
law
the fundamental law that establishes the government. limits what government can and cannot do and states the underlying principles to which the government will conform
constitution
a law enacted by a legislative body
statute
appellate court decisions based on custom and usage and prior decisions
case law
a law passed by a local municipal governing body (e.g. zoning, building, safety, etc.)
ordinance
laws created by an administrative agency within its jurisdiction
rules & regulations
the inherent power of a government to make reasonable laws to protect the safety, health, morals and general welfare of its citizens
police power
a policy of courts to stand by a decision and apply it to future cases where the facts are substantially the same
Stare decisis
the rules and regulations created by Federal and State administrative agencies (e.g. OSHA, FTC, state board rules and regulations)
Administrative law
a governmental body created by legislation empowered to make and enforce rules and regulations
Administrative agency
a legally enforceable agreement
contract
that branch of law which relates to matters concerned with the disposal of the dead and regulation of funeral directors, embalmers, and funeral establishments
Funeral service law (mortuary law/mortuary jurisprudence)
the cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs
death
total and irreversible cessation of brain function as indicated by a flat EEG reading
brain death
the body of a dead human being, deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated
corpse