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Law may be written or _.
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A witness who ignores a subpoena may be punished for of Court
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Right to fair hearing is enshrined in Section__ of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999, as amended
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Under a military administration, the highest legislative body in the country is__
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The organ of government whose primary duty is to make law for the Country
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The term 'stare decisis' in the system of precedents, means__
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The principle of law upon which a judiciary decision is based is refered to as the
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The action of bringing into harmony or effecting a settlement between conflicting groups or individuals is known as
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9. A money bill is__
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The right to life is classified as a__
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Section 12(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, 1999 (as amended), provides for implementation of Treaties after domestication by__
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literarily means the divine law of good
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defined law as ideals, which grude development and administration
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__is the highest court in the magisterial division.
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Nigeria constitution can be classified as
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The penal technique is applicable mainly in the__
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__is before a magistrate for the purpose of screening the criminal charges brought against an acused.
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Nigerian legislations can be classified into all of the following except__
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Substantive law embraces the following subjects except__
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One of the following is not a feature of law__
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One of these is not a validity test for customary law__
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The attributes of the Nigerian law are as listed below except__
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The military government rule by the use of _.
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The school of thought which insists that surists should study the actual social effects of legal institution and ensure effectiveness is the __.
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A reference to a settled case by a Judge in relation to the matter before the Court, constitutes what is called__
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A pronouncement on law by a judge in a matter before the court (jurisdiction) constitutes what is called__
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27. Eudemonia means__
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The law that was developed by the English Courts from the common customs and practices in England is called
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A is usually appointed over a debtor 's property to take over income such as rent and apply it to pay off judgment creditor.
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The Nigerian legal system was fashioned after that of
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Intention, recklessness and negligence are forms of merital elements that fall under __.
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The doctrine of enjoins that earlier decisions should be binding authorities for subsequent cases
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An example of law of nature is _.
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__posited that nothing is law except the one laid by the svereign or his agents
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The process of submission of a controversy between two parties to a judge of their choice, for out-of-court settlement is called _.
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as adminsitered by the government is called__
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The following are contained in the Exclusive legislative list except__
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The element of coercion is a feature of__
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Aquinas views justice as__ towards the other
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Social control can best be defined as__
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In essense, the evolution of natural law is to replace the primitive theory that__
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Sources of international law include the followings except one__
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Summary refers to any offence which is not indictable
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In Nigeria, the embodiment of Laws, Courts, Legal personnels and the administration of justice is known as__
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Customary laws are essentially unwritten because, to are large extent, they rely on__
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One of the purposes of the__ is to ensure orderliness and peaceful co-existence
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Aristotle used the word “just” in two senses, namely__
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law comprises the rule of law and legal principles that define the existence of a right or liability
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Under the law, a person may not be convicted of crime unless the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
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Proof of _means the names, addresses and written statements of the witness that the prosecution wishes to call.
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Appeal from the magistrate court lies _.
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Although, the Judiciary is listed as a concurrence of both the federal and the federating states, the Supreme Court is on the__ List
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_is any offence which is punishable without proof of previous conviction with death or imprisonment of three years or more
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Legislations by delegated authority is called__
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All the followings but one, are the techniques used in social control in modern states__
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The legislative powers are divided by the Nigerian between___ Authorities
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The constitutional doctrine that emphasizes the supremacy of law is
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When there are seven justices sitting at the Supreme Court, it is refered to as a
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are laws emanating from a particular country and having the force of law within its territary
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Criminal proceedings brought by the state in Nigeria is prosecuted in the __of a State
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The law that binds independent nation-states and regulate their mutual relationship is refered to as
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are written statements served by a party on his opponent containing the allegations of facts on which the party relies
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The Latin word “ad infinitum, means__
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The Court whose decision could not be reviewed in Nigeria is
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s derived from previous decisions of courts.
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laws made by delegated bodies is refered to as __.
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A documents which originates an action in law court is __summons.
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The legal term 'ratio decidendi' means__
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summons is the procedure for commencing an action where the main or only dispute is the construction of a statute.
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A writ of fiefa issued by a law Court directing the _to sieze a debtor 's goods or properties for the satisfaction of debt.
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Evidence given on oath is known as _.
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As the society develops and embraces new attitudes, values and ideas, so also is its legal system. This explains the concept of societal__
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The law that regulates the conduct of persons in their interpersonal deeling,conferring status, rights and obligations on individuals or corporate persons is known as _
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__is not a classification of law
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The life of a writ is months
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When a proposed bill of the National Assembly is one that will affect the interest of the public at large, it is referred to as__
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Criminal proceeding brought on behalf of the federal government are usually prosecuted at the federal
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The legislations passed by various legislative authorities in Nigeria, prior to 1954 are called__
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All these are features of law except__
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Law and morality share the following characteristics except__
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A bill introduced by a private member of a legislative body, which intended to benefit a limited section of the society is refered to as __.
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A defendant enters appearance to a writ by
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Technically, written laws are contained in a_
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A statute which re-enacts the content of earlier statute with such modifications and necessary addition is known as Act
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Warrant of must not be issued unless the complainant or material witness refused appearance
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Nigeria may be classified under the common law system because_
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The legislative process does not end until__
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A principle of human conduct, making conscience a selflegislating mechanism, is in the realm of__
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Political democracy without respect for the Constitution is as good as a benevolent__
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The only institution that is traditionally vested with the power to interprete laws is _.
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Where a defendant fails to enter appearance within tmne, the plantiff may obtain
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All the following are good examples of law of nature except__
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93. The duty of the law is to
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as administrered by the government is encoded__
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A __is a system of putting together in one document the existing legislation, principles of common law and doctrines of equity.
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For__to be sustained and consolidated, the Rule of Law must prevail
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The legislative powers are classified into exclusive, concurrent and list
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Deplorable, reckless or anti-social behaviour of the people can only be arrested by__
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The Chief Legal Officer of Nigeria in charge of all criminal proceedings as regards federal offences is
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The laws of gravity, floating and motion, are examples of__ Law
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In legal circle, is known as the Temple of Justice.
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Sources of international law include all the following except__
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The features of eternal law are the following except_
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The laws and injunctions contained in the Holy scriptures are perfect examples of__ Law
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Which of the following best describes law and morals__
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A procedure made available for promptly obtaining judgment without trial is _judgment.
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Law and morality are said to be mutually__ because positive laws does not derive its validity from moral values
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What ought to be law and not what is law represent
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A _is an accusation of a crime against an acused person on trial at the Court of Law
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The supreme law of the land in a democracy is _
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Dias views natural law as__ which guide legal development and administration.
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All these are types of legislation except__
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The term “legal system” means__
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Civil law has its origin in the__
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Where a witness refuses to appear in court, a may be issued on him to attend
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While the juristic persons are the main subjects of municipal laws, international laws deals with__
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__is not a source of law in Nigeria
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While juristic persons are the main subjects of municipal laws, international law deals with__
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An interpretation to avoid absurdity is called the rule
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A misdemenour is punishable by impresonment of not less than months.
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A technique of social control that established rules, standard and principles which tend to correct in case of breech is known as .
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The concept of law has always concerned itself with issues such as__
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In Nigeria, substantive laws are made by_
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The main source of law of criminal procedure in Ogun, Ondo and Oyo states of Nigeria is criminal procedure __.
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The administrative regulatory technique employs all the under listed steps except__
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Any offence which is neither a felony or misdemeanour is a
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In applying the mischief rule of interpretation, the court in The Heydon’s case has laid down all of the following logical approach except one_
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The __control of human behaviour in a relationship to others is called.
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__are set set of laws regulating the conduct of persons, interpersonal dealings, confering rights, status and obligations of individuals or corporate persons
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130. Rule of law emphasizes__
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One of the features of customary law is__
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Where the plantiff's claim is for a liquidated sum which is capable of being assessed, the plantiff should commence the action by way of
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Natural right is enshrined in the 1999 constitution under__
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All but one of the followings, is not a legislation__
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The method of commencing, conducting and concluding civil matters, trials or claims in court is known as procedure
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The Nigerian Chief Justice is appointed by the Nigerian President on the recommedation of the and approval of the
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In relation to legal proceedings, law can be broadly divided into substantive and__
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The greatest advocate of the realist school was justice
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The English law applicable directly or indirectly in Nigeria are statutes of general application__ and the doctrines of equity
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The laws and injunctions contained in the Holy scriptures and Quran are examples of__
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Customary law must undergo the validity test equity and good consciene
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Under the _rule of interpretation, judges express their own opinions as to social policy
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means laws that are constant, everlasting and universal
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__is a set of laws regulating the conduct of persons’ interpersonal dealings, conferring right, status and obligations of individuals or corporate persons
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The court of appeal is essentially one with jurisdiction.
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The _was formally known as the Federal Revenue Court
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The democratic institution that is empowered to make laws for peace, order and good government in a federation is __.
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means that good must be done and evil must be avoided
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Which of the following best describes the Nigerian legal system__
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The first Nigerian to pratice law as a profession was
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