the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents |
| a mental process that you are not directly aware of |
| a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant |