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Ch 7/8 Flashcards

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Law related to actions between individuals

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Civil law

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A form of dispute resolution that allows a neutral party to settle the dispute

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Arbitration

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Law related to wrongs committed against the welfare and safety of society as a whole

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Criminal law

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Person who defends action brought in litigation

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Defendant

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Oral testimony given by an individual with a court reporter and attorneys for both sides present

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Deposition

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A serious crime such as murder, larceny, assault, and rape

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Felony

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False and malicious writing about another constituting a defamation of character

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Libel

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Court action

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Litigation

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A lesser crime

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Misdemeanor

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Failure to exercise a certain standard of care

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Negligence

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A civil law term referring to the failure to perform an act, official duty, or legal requirement

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Nonfeasance

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Person bringing charges in litigation

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Plaintiff

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Consent assumed by the health care provider, typically in an emergency that threatens the patient’s life

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Implied consent

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False and malicious words about another constituting a defamation of character

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Slander

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Written command designating a person to appear in court under penalty for failure to appear

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Subpoena

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Defined in terms of what is morally right and wrong

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Ethics

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Branch of medical ethics concerned with moral issues resulting from high technology and sophisticated medical research

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Bioethics

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Alteration, manipulation, replacement, or repair of genetic material

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Genetic engineering

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Of scarce medical resources

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Macroallocation

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Substitute

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Surrogate

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Consent give by the patient who is made aware of any procedure to be performed, it’s risks, expected outcomes, and alternatives

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Informed consent

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