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ABBREV&TERM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ETHICS | WHAT IS MORALLY RIGHT AND WRONG |
| ADMINISTER | TO GIVE MEDICATION |
| BIOETHICS | BRANCH OF MEDICAL ETHICS CONCERNED WITH MORAL ISSUES RESULTING FROM HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | ESTABLISHES AGENCIES THAT ARE GIVEN THE POWER TO MAKE LAWS AND ENACT REGULATIONS |
| MALPRACTICE | PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE |
| ARBITRATION | A FORM OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS NEUTRAL PARTY TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE |
| LITIGATION | COURT ACTION |
| ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRIAL THAT ENCOURAGES THE PARTIES TO SETTLE THEIR DIFFRENCES OUT OF COURT |
| LIBEL | FALSE AND MALICIOUS WRITING ABOUT ANOTHER CONSTITUTING A DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER |
| CIVIL LAW | LAW RELATED ACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS |
| INFORMED CONSENT | CONSENT GIVEN BY THE PATIENT WHO IS MADE AWARE OF ANY PROCEDURE TO BE PERFORMED |
| COMMON LAW | LAW DEVELOPMENT IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE AND BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES BY EARLY SETTLERS |
| INCOMPETENCE | LEGALLY, A PERSON WHO IS INSANE, INADEQUATE OR NOT AN ADULT |
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | CONSISTS OF LAWS THAT ARE MADE BY CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR INDIVIDUAL STATES |
| IMPLIED CONSENT | CONSENT COMPLIED BY THE HEALTH CARE MEMBER |
| CONTRACT LAW | LAW THAT REFERS TO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THAT ARE BINDING |
| FELONY | A SERIOUS CRIME SUCH AS MURDER, LARCENY, ASSULT, AND RAPE |
| CRIMINAL LAW | LAW RELATED TO WRONGS COMMITTED AGAINST THE WELFARE AND SAFETY OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE |
| EXPRESSED CONTRACT | WRITTEN OR VERBAL CONTRACT THAT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBES WHAT EACH PARTY IN THE CONTRACT WILL DO |
| DEFENDENT | PERSON WHO DEFENDS ACTIONS BROUGHT IN LITIGATION |
| EXPERT WITNESS | INDIVIDUAL WITH HIGHLY SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN A PARTICULAR ARE WHO TESTIFIES TO A STANDARD OF CARE |
| DEPOSITION | ORAL TESTIMONY GIVEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A COURT REPORTER AND ATTORNEYS FOR BOTH SIDES PRESENT |
| EMANCIPATED MINOR | PERSON UNDER 18 WHO IS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES |
| DISCOVERY | THE TIME IN WHICH BOTH PARTIES ARE ALLOWED ACCESS TO ALL INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO A CASE |
| DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE | LEGAL FORM THAT ALLOWS A DESIGNATED PERSON TO ACT ON ANOTHER'S BEHALF IN REGARD TO HEALTH CARE |