Cdi2

Question 1

Is an instrument on which is recorded by means of letters, figures, or marks intended to be used for the purpose of recording that matter which may be evidentially used.

Answer 1

Document

Question 2

In full view of court not necessary mean that the experimentation must be conducted in court, this means that the conduct of experiment should be with the presence of the __?

Answer 2

Judge

Question 3

Written evidence presented to the court by the expert witness about the subject matter in dispute.

Answer 3

Documentary Evidence

Question 4

A medical witness may be allowed by the court to confirm his allegation or as a corroborated proof to an opinion he previously stated in full view of the court.

Answer 4

Experimental Evidence

Question 5

A physician who testifies in court on matters perceived from his patient in the course of physician-patient relationship

Answer 5

Ordinary Witness

Question 6

A Physician on account of his training and experience can his opinion on a set of medical facts.

Answer 6

Expert Witness

Question 7

What are the Characteristics of Law?

Answer 7

1.Rule of Human conduct. 2.Promulgated by competent authority.
3.Obligatory
3.In general observance.

Question 8

What are the types of Medical Evidence.

Answer 8

1.Autoptic Evidence
2.Testimonial Evidence
3.Experimental Evidence 4.Documentary Evidence.

Question 9

This is an evidence made known or addressed to the senses of court.

Answer 9

Autoptic Evidence

Question 10

Autoptic Evidence is also known as what?

Answer 10

Real, Object or Physical Evidence

Question 11

Those not proceeding from the personal knowledge of the witness but from mere repetition of what he has heard to others.

Answer 11

Hearsay Evidence

Question 12

A physician may be commanded to appear before a court to give his testimony.

Answer 12

Testimonial Evidence

Question 13

A Physician may be presented in court as an?

Answer 13

Ordinary Witness and/ or as an expert Witness

Question 14

A principle that, when the court has once laid down a principle of law or interpretation as applied to a certain state of facts, it will adhere to and apply to all future cases where the facts are substantially the same.

Answer 14

Principle of Stare Decises

Question 15

It is the knowledge of law in relation to the practice of medicine.

Answer 15

Medical Jurisprudence

Question 16

Other Technical Definitions

Answer 16

1.Law
2.Forensic
3.Medicine
4.Legal
5.jurisprudence.

Question 17

Forms of Law

Answer 17

A.Written Or Statutory Law
B. Unwritten or Common Law

Question 18

Sees an injury or disease on the point of view of treatment.

Answer 18

Ordinary Physician

Question 19

Sees an injury or disease on the point of view of cause.

Answer 19

Medical Jurist

Question 20

A physician who specializes or is involved primarily with medicolegal duties is known as?

Answer 20

Medical Jurist

Question 21

Legal medicine has a similar meaning as the term?

Answer 21

Forensic Medicine

Question 22

Branch of Medicine which deals with the application of medical knowledge to the purposes of law and in the administration of justice.

Answer 22

Legal Medicine

Question 23

This refers to the investigation of cases that are unique and often require the application of Legal Medicine and requires special training to fully understand their broad significance.

Answer 23

Special Crime Investigation

Question 24

It is the collection of facts in order to accomplish the three fold aim

Answer 24

Criminal Investigation

Question 25

What are the three fold aim?

Answer 25

1.To identify the guilty party.
2.To locate the guilty party.
3. To provide evidence of his guilt.

Question 26

What are the examples of Medical Documentary Evidence?

Answer 26

A. Medical Certification
B. Medical Expert Opinion
C. Deposition

Question 27

This refers to the testimony of a physician on account of his training and expertise can give his own opinion on a set of medical facts.

Answer 27

Medical Expert Opinion

Question 28

The Testimony of a witness taken upon oral question or written interrogatories, not in open court, but in pursuance of a commission to take testimony issues by a court.

Answer 28

Deposition

Question 29

Is a rule of conduct, just, obligatory, laid by legitimate power for common observance and benefit.

Answer 29

Law

Question 30

It is composed of laws which are produced by the country’s legislation and which are defined, codified, and incorporated by the law making body.

Answer 30

Written or Statutory Law (Lex Scripta)

Question 31

It is composed of unwritten laws based on immemorial customs and usages

Answer 31

Unwritten or Common Law (Lex Non Scripta)

Question 32

It denotes anything belonging to the court of law or used in court or legal proceedings or something fitted for legal or public argumentations

Answer 32

Forensic

Question 33

It is a science and art dealing with prevention, cure, and alleviation of disease.

Answer 33

Medicine

Question 34

It is a science of giving a wise interpretation of the law and making just application of them to all cases as they arise.

Answer 34

Jurisprudence