A threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact poor bodily harm on a person that puts a person in immediate danger of or in apprehension of such harm out contact.

Bodily harm our unlawful touching of another; treating a patient without consent.

A noncriminal lawsuit for damages, usually based on tort, contract, labor, our privacy.

Law off precedents built on a case-by-case basis and established by citing interpretation of existing laws by judges on previous suits. "Judge made law".

State our federal government law coveting violations of written criminal code or statute.

President of the United States or Governor.

Serious crime punishableby relatively large fines and/or imprisonment for more than one year and in some cases, death.

Federal constitutional court system

The foundation of statutes, rules, and regulations that govern people, relationships, behaviors, and interactions with the state, society, and federal government.

The failure of a professional to meet the standard of conduct that a reasonable and prudent member of the profession would exercise in a similar circumstance; out results in harm.

Principles based on the medical profession that determine moral behavior.

Laws that are prescribed specifically pertaining to medical field.

Lesser crime punishable by usually modest fines or penalties established by the state or federal government and/or imprisonment of less than one year.

The failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful person would under similar circumstances; an act of omission or failure to do what a person of ordinary prudence would have done under similar circumstances.

A person or entity bringing a suit our claim.

The average knowledge and expertise that one can expect from a health-care professional on the same area or field and with the same base of training.

Statute of limitations

Defense against tort action; requires that a claim be filed within a specific amount of time of discovering that a wrong had been committed.

A wrongful act, not including a breach of contract our trust, that results in injury to another person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation .

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Law and Ethics-Ch. 1

Term	Definition
Assault	A threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact poor bodily harm on a person that puts a person in immediate danger of or in apprehension of such harm out contact.
Battery	Bodily harm our unlawful touching of another; treating a patient without consent.
Civil lawsuit	A noncriminal lawsuit for damages, usually based on tort, contract, labor, our privacy.
Common law	Law off precedents built on a case-by-case basis and established by citing interpretation of existing laws by judges on previous suits. "Judge made law".
Criminal law	State our federal government law coveting violations of written criminal code or statute.
Defendant	Person or entity sued.
Executive branch	President of the United States or Governor.
Felony	Serious crime punishableby relatively large fines and/or imprisonment for more than one year and in some cases, death.
Judicial branch	Federal constitutional court system
Law	The foundation of statutes, rules, and regulations that govern people, relationships, behaviors, and interactions with the state, society, and federal government.
Legislative branch	Senate and the House
Malpractice	The failure of a professional to meet the standard of conduct that a reasonable and prudent member of the profession would exercise in a similar circumstance; out results in harm.
Medical ethics	Principles based on the medical profession that determine moral behavior.
Medical law	Laws that are prescribed specifically pertaining to medical field.
Misdemeanor	Lesser crime punishable by usually modest fines or penalties established by the state or federal government and/or imprisonment of less than one year.
Negligence	The failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful person would under similar circumstances; an act of omission or failure to do what a person of ordinary prudence would have done under similar circumstances.
Plaintiff	A person or entity bringing a suit our claim.
Standard of care	The average knowledge and expertise that one can expect from a health-care professional on the same area or field and with the same base of training.
Statute of limitations	Defense against tort action; requires that a claim be filed within a specific amount of time of discovering that a wrong had been committed.
Tort	A wrongful act, not including a breach of contract our trust, that results in injury to another person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation .

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