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Medical Law/Ethics

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TermDefinition
executive order a rule or regulation issued by the president of the US that becomes law without the prior approval of Congress
constitutional law law serives from the federa and state constitutions
case law law established through common law and legal precedent
common law the body of unwritten law developped in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition
legal precedents decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases, even though they were not enacted by legislation
statutory law law passed by the US congress or state legislatures
administrative law enabling statutes enacted to define powers and procedures when an agency is created
substantive law the statutory or written law that defines and regulates legal rights and obligations
procedual law law that defines the rules used to enforce substantive law
criminl law law that involves crimes against the state
felony a offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prision for more than one year
misdemanor crime punishable by fine or by imprisonment in a facility other than a prison for less than one year
civil law law that involes wrongful acts against persons
tort a civil wrong committed against a person or property, exckuding breach of contract
tortfeasor the person quilty of committing a tort
negligence an unintentional tort alleged when one may have performed or failed to perform an act that a reasonable person would or would not have done in similar circumstances
jurisdiction the power of a court to hear and decide a case before it
plainiff the person bringing charges in a law suit
prosecution the goverment as plaintiff in a criminal case
defendant the person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit
contract a voluntary agreement between two parties in which specific promises are made for consideration
void without legal force or effect
breach of contract failure of either party to comply with the terms of a legally valid contract
minor anyone under the age of majority: 18 years in most states, 21 years in some jurisdictions
statue of frauds state legislation governing written contracts
implied ccontracts are those in which the conduct of the parties creates the contrac
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