juror a person selected to hear and assess the evidence in a court case jury a group of ordinary people randomly selected to hear and assess the evidence in a court case justice the use of laws to treat people fairly and in a way that is morally right labour the human skills and effort required to produce goods and services Latin the language of Ancient Rome and its empire legal aid the provision of legal assistance to those involved in a dispute or criminal matter who are unable to pay for legal representation legal representation services performed by a qualiýed legal practitioner, such as a lawyer, who deals with legal matters on behalf of the person who has hired them legal system a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws of a country legislation a term used to describe laws passed by parliament limited liability where shareholders cannot lose more than their investment in the event of the failure of the business literacy rate the percentage of people over 15 who can read and write liveable city a city that people want to live in, which is safe, well planned and prosperous and has a healthy environment livestock animals raised for food or products lobby group an organisation that tries to inþuence government decisions location a point on the Earth where something can be found loot goods or property taken from a defeated enemy after a battle lore the accumulated traditional knowledge, beliefs and customs passed down from generation to generation in a society; it is passed on orally, not in written form magistrate a court ofýcial who hears cases in a Magistrates Court magistrates men elected by the citizens to run Rome for a year mandate of heaven a Chinese expression meaning that a ruler had been chosen by the gods market an institution or organisation where goods and services are bought and sold at prices which are negotiated between buyers and sellers material living standards access to physical goods and services mausoleum a large tomb structure medieval of the Middle Ages megadrought a drought lasting more than 20 years meteorologists a person who studies and predicts weather midden a mound of material, such as shells and bones, marking the place where people once lived Middle Ages between ancient and modern historical periods (generally between the ýfth and ýfteenth centuries) monsoon rainy season accompanied by south-westerly summer winds in the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia mound spring mound formation with water at its centre, formed by minerals and sediments brought up by water from artesian basins multi-faith a society or environment where people of different religious beliefs coexist and are respected multiculturalism a society in which the cultures and traditions of many different groups coexist and are encouraged mummy a body that has been embalmed natron a mineral salt used to dry out dead bodies natural environment elements like wind, soil, water, plants and animals natural resources resources such as landforms, minerals and vegetation that are provided by nature rather than people needs goods or services that consumers consider necessary to maintain their standard of living neighbourhood a region in which people live together in a community non-government organisations (NGOs) non-proýt groups working on humanitarian tasks non-material living standards factors that affect a person’s quality of life regardless of income non-renewable resource a resource that cannot be renewed in a short time and is ýnite objective information where data or events are presented without emotive words or opinion 626 GLOSSARY
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