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What Is the Difference Between "Common Law" and "Code Law

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What is the difference between "common law" and "code law?" Where did they originate? What role does stare decisis play in each of these two legal systems?


Definitions:

Compounded Semi-annually

Interest that is calculated and added to the principal amount twice a year, leading to interest being earned on interest.

Strip Bond

A type of bond where the coupon payments have been separated from the principal, allowing them to be sold independently as zero-coupon bonds.

Discount Rate

The interest rate charged by central banks for loans to commercial banks or the rate used in discounted cash flow analysis to determine present value.

Issue Price

The price at which a new issue of securities (like stocks or bonds) is offered to the public by an issuer.

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