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administrative agency
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A governmental body created by legislation empowered to regulate an industry and issue rules and regulations.
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administrative law
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the rules and regulations created by federal and state administrative agencies
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case law
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appellate court decisions based on custom and usage and prior decisions
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constitution
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a fundamental law that establishes the government; limits what the government can and cannot do; and states the underlying principles to which the government will conform
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contract
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A legally enforceable agreement
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funeral service law
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that branch of law which relates to matters concerned with the disposal of the dead and regulation of funeral directors/embalmers and funeral establishments.
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law
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those rules of conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong
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ordinance
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a law passed by a local municipal governing body (e.g., zoning, building, safety, etc.).
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police power
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the inherent power of a government to make reasonable laws to protect the safety, health, morals, and general welfare of its citizens
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rules and regulations
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laws created by an administrative agency within its jurisdiction
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stare decisis
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a policy of courts to stand by a decision and apply it to future cases where the facts are substantially the same
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statute
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a law enacted by a legislative body