General law

Definition - Noun
: a law that is unrestricted as to time, is applicable throughout the entire territory subject to the power of the legislature that enacted it, and applies to all persons in the same class
compare local law public law special law



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slight negligence

failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person


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