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MOD 3560 WEEK 3
TERMINALOGY
Question | Answer |
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ADMINISTER | TO GIVE A MEDICATION |
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | ESTABLISHES AGENCIES THAT ARE GIVEN THE POWER TO MAKE LAWS AND ENACT REGULATIONS |
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | AN ALTERNETIVE TO TRIAL THAT ENCOURAGES THE PARTIES TO SETTLE THEIR DIFFERANCES OUT OF COURT |
ARBITRATION | A FORM OF DISPUTE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS A NEUTRAL PARTY TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE |
CIVAL LAW | LAW RELATED TO ACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS |
COMMON LAW | REFERS TO LAW DEVELOPED IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE AND BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE EARLY SETTLERS;SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS JUDGE MADE LAW |
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | CONSISTS OF LAWS MADE BY CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE INDIVIDUAL STATES |
CONTRACT LAW | LAWS THAT REFER TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES THAT ARE BINDING |
CRIMINAL LAW | LAW RELATED TO WRONGS COMMITTED AGAINST THE WELFARE AND SAFETY OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE |
DEFENDANT | A PERSON WHO DEFENDS ACTION BROUGHT IN LITIGATION |
DEPOSITION | ORAL TESTIMONY GIVEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A COURT REPORTER AND ATTORNEYS FROM BOTH SIDES PRESENT |
DISCOVERY | THE TIME IN WHICH BOTH PARTIES ARE AKLLOWED ACCESS TO ALL INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO THE CASE |
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE | LEGAL FORM THAT ALLOWS DESIGNATED PERSON TO ACT ON ANOTHER'S BEHALF IN REGARD TO HEALTH CARE CHOICES |
EMANCIPATED MINOR | PERSON'S UNDER AGE 18 YEARS WHO ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES AND FREE OF PARENTAL CARE |
EXPERT WITNESS | INDIVIDUAL WITH HIGHLY SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN A PARTICULAR AREA WHO TESTIFIES TO A STANDARD FORM |
EXPRESSED CONTRACT | WRITTEN OR VERBAL CONTRACT THAT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBES WHAT EACH PARTY IN THE CONTRACT WILL DO |
FELONY | A SERIOUS CRIME SUCH AS MURDER, LARCENY, ASSAULT, OR RAPE |
IMPLIED CONSENT | CONSENT IMPLIED BY HEALTHCARE MEMBERS |
INCOMPETENCE | LEGALLY A PERSON WHO IS NOT SANE,INADEQUATE, OR NOT AN ADULT |
INFORMED CONSENT | CONSENT GIVEN BY THE PATIENT WHO IS MADE AWARE OF ANY PROCEDURE TO BE PERFORMED, IT RISKS, EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND ALTERNATIVES |
LIBEL | FALSE AND MALICIOUS WRITING ABOUT ANOTHER CONSTITUTING A DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER |
LITIGATION | COURT ACTION |
MALPRACTICE | PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE |
BIOETHICS | BRANCH OF MEDICAL ETHICS CONCERNED WITH MORAL ISSUES RESULTING FROM HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL RESEARCH |
ETHICS | DEFINED IN TERMS THAT ARE MORALLY RIGHT AND WRONG |