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ABBREV&TERM
Question | Answer |
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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 |