AssociateIDwiththewordLet's startoffbylookingat a definitionofwhatlawisfromtheEnglishWikipedia.
A Wikipediaisanonlineencyclopediamadeupofcontributionsfrommanydifferentpeople.
So, accordingtotheWikiLaw, as a systemofrulesthatpeoplearesupposedtofollowin a societyorcountry, thecourtsandpoliceenforcethissystemofrulesandpunishpeoplewhobreakthelaws.
Suchisbymakingthempay a fineorotherpenalty, suchassendingthemtojail.
Criminallawis a systemoflawconcernedwithcrimesandthepunishmentofcriminals.
Criminalsarepeoplewhocommitcrimes.
Mostcriminallawisbasedongovernmentlegislation.
Othertypesoflawincludecontractlawcontractlawsetsrulesonagreementstobuyandsellitemsandservices, propertylawpropertylawstatestherightsandobligationsthat a personhaswhentheybuy, sellorrenthomesandbuildings.
ThisisthewordAmericansusedtodescribe a lawyerandinBritishEnglish.
Weusuallycallthem a solicitor.
Ifthelawyerisappearingincourt, they'recalled a councilinthe U.
S.
And M BarristerintheUKYoucantellif a lawyerisembarrassed, ER, becausetheywear a traditionalcostumeof a blackgownand a whitecurlywig, asyoucanseeinthepicture.
Incriminallaw, a lawyereitherrepresentsthedefenseortheprosecution.