Unit 2 Outcome 1 - Definitions

Question 1

Court hierarchy

Answer 1

Ranking of courts according to the seriousness of dealt with matters

Question 2

Damages

Answer 2

Civil remedy that aims to compensate the person who has been wronged

Question 3

Duty of care

Answer 3

Legal obligation to avoid causing harm to a person or group when it is foreseeable if care is not taken

Question 4

Jurisdiction

Answer 4

Lawful authority or power of a particular court

Question 5

Remedy

Answer 5

Way in which a court will enforce a right or impose a penalty for benefit of the plaintiff

Question 6

Statute

Answer 6

Act of parliament or piece of legislation

Question 7

Sue

Answer 7

Start civil proceedings against another person