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Law of Virginia

Index Law of Virginia

The law of Virginia consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local law. [1]

38 relations: Administrative law, Capital punishment in Virginia, Case law, Code of Virginia, Codification (law), Collection of judgments in Virginia, Common law, Constitution of Virginia, Court of Appeals of Virginia, Crime in Virginia, Drug policy of Virginia, English law, Felony murder rule (Virginia), Gun laws in Virginia, Judicial review, Law, Law of the United States, Legal opinion, Legislation, LGBT rights in Virginia, Library of Virginia, List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia, Local ordinance, Louisiana, Politics of Virginia, Public.Resource.Org, Reception statute, Regulation, Session laws, South Eastern Reporter, Supreme Court of Virginia, United States Constitution, University of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Virginia Circuit Court, Virginia Civil Procedure, Virginia General Assembly, William & Mary Law School.

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.

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Capital punishment in Virginia

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Case law

Case law is a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent.

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Code of Virginia

The Code of Virginia is the statutory law of the U.S. state of Virginia, and consists of the codified legislation of the Virginia General Assembly.

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Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

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Collection of judgments in Virginia

The collection of judgments in Virginia may be accomplished under a number of routes provided under Virginia law, depending on the amount of the judgment and the particular assets that the judgment creditor wishes to pursue.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Constitution of Virginia

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Court of Appeals of Virginia

The Court of Appeals of Virginia, established January 1, 1985, is an eleven-judge body that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.

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Crime in Virginia

Crime in the U.S. state of Virginia has generally decreased from 2008 to 2014.

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Drug policy of Virginia

The U.S. state of Virginia has various policies restricting the production, sale, and use of several defined controlled substance.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Felony murder rule (Virginia)

For the felony murder rule in all U.S. jurisdictions, see felony murder rule. In the state of Virginia, the common law felony murder rule is codified at Code of Virginia §§ 18.2-32, 18.2-33.

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Gun laws in Virginia

Gun laws in Virginia regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Judicial review

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Law of the United States

The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States.

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Legal opinion

In law, a legal opinion is in certain jurisdictions a written explanation by a judge or group of judges that accompanies an order or ruling in a case, laying out the rationale and legal principles for the ruling.

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Legislation

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

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LGBT rights in Virginia

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.

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Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, its archival agency, and the reference library at the seat of government.

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List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law usually found in a code of laws for a political division smaller than a state or nation, i.e., a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, etc.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Politics of Virginia

The politics of Virginia reflect a state that is beginning to experience a conflict between its increasingly liberal northern region and its traditionally conservative southern region.

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Public.Resource.Org

Public.Resource.Org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to publishing and sharing public domain materials in the United States and internationally.

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Reception statute

A reception statute is a statutory law adopted as a former British colony becomes independent, by which the new nation adopts (i.e. receives) pre-independence English common law, to the extent not explicitly rejected by the legislative body or constitution of the new nation.

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Regulation

Regulation is an abstract concept of management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends.

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Session laws

Session laws are the collection of statutes enacted by a legislature during a single session of that legislature, often published following the end of the session as a bound volume.

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South Eastern Reporter

The South Eastern Reporter and South Eastern Reporter Second are United States regional case law reporters.

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Supreme Court of Virginia

The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in University City section of West Philadelphia.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia Circuit Court

The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Virginia Civil Procedure

Virginia civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that Virginia courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).

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Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World, established on July 30, 1619.

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William & Mary Law School

The Marshall–Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary, commonly referred to as William & Mary Law School, is the oldest law school in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Virginia

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