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Tier 2 terms week 8
Legal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legal | responsibilities authorized or based on law |
| Civil law | focuses on relationships between peoplw and the protection of a a person's rights |
| Criminal law | focuses on wrongs against a person, property or society |
| Torts | wrongful acts that do not involve contracts |
| Malpractice | bad practice, professional negligence. Failure of a professional to use the expected level of skill |
| Negligence | failure to give care that is normally expected |
| Assault | the threat or attempt to harm |
| Battery | unlawful touching of another person without cnsent |
| False Imprisonment | restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom |
| Abuses | Any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish |