INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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jury trials.
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royal edicts.
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decisions by judges.
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pronouncements by the pope.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In common-law legal systems such as the one used in the United States, judges have the power to punish misconduct occurring within a courtroom, to punish violations of court orders, and to enforce an order to make a person refrain from doing something.
Detailed explanation-2: -A “common law system” is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law, on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions. The body of precedent is called “common law” and it binds future decisions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning of precedent: a precedent is an event or an action that has occurred earlier and acts as a guide for similar situations. According to Bentham precedents are judge made laws. Any particular precedent establishes a principle or a rule that is followed while taking similar decisions.