Chapter 6 Part 2

Question 1

Right to be free from unwarranted publicity and exposure to public view

Answer 1

Right to privacy

Question 2

Spoken form of defamation

Answer 2

Slander

Question 3

Characterized by conduct that is so outrageous that it goes beyond the bounds tolerated by society

Answer 3

Infliction of mental distress

Question 4

Society’s expression of the limit of acceptable human behavior

Answer 4

Criminal law

Question 5

Offense punishable by less than 1 year in jail and/or a fine

Answer 5

Misdemeanor

Question 6

Serious crime generally punishable by imprisonment in state or federal penitentiary for more than 1 year

Answer 6

Felony

Question 7

Formal reading of the accusatory instrument and includes the setting of bail

Answer 7

Arraignment

Question 8

Committed when a dishonest provider or consumer intentionally submits or causes someone else to submit false information for use in determining the amount health care benefits payable

Answer 8

Health care fraud

Question 9

Commission of an unintentional act that results in the death of another person

Answer 9

Manslaughter

Question 10

Illegal taking of another person or organization’s property

Answer 10

Theft

Question 11

A special agreement written or oral that involves legally binding obligations between two or more parties

Answer 11

Contract

Question 12

What are the 3 elements of a contract?

Answer 12

Offer/communication, consideration, acceptance

Question 13

The parties must understand and agree on terms of the contract

Answer 13

Meeting of the minds

Question 14

Requires mutual assent to be found between the parties; terms must be complete that both parties understand and agree to what has been proposed

Answer 14

Definite and complete

Question 15

Other party may revoke an offer at any time prior to valid acceptance

Answer 15

Duration

Question 16

Acceptance must be the mirror image of the offer

Answer 16

Complete and conforming

Question 17

Agreement between two or more entities to deal with each other regarding a specific area of business and group

Answer 17

Exclusive contract

Question 18

Process of investigating the facts of a case before trial

Answer 18

Discovery

Question 19

Legal order requiring the appearance of a person and/or the presentation of documents to a court or administrative body

Answer 19

Subpoena

Question 20

Orders the appearance of a person at a trial or other investigative proceeding to give testimony

Answer 20

Subpoena ad testificandum

Question 21

Written command to bring records, documents, or other evidence described in the subpoena to a trial or other investigative proceeding

Answer 21

Subpoena duces tecum

Question 22

Requires that the plaintiff’s attorney show the defendant violated a legal duty by not following an acceptable standard of care and that the plaintiff suffered injury

Answer 22

Burden of proof

Question 23

Facts prove or disproved during a lawsuit

Answer 23

Evidence

Question 24

Proof offered through direct testimony

Answer 24

Direct evidence

Question 25

Evidence furnished by things themselves; most trustworthy and preferred type of evidence

Answer 25

Demonstrative (real) evidence

Question 26

Written evidence capable of making a truthful statement

Answer 26

Documentary evidence

Question 27

Knowing that a danger exists and voluntarily accepting the risk by exposing oneself to it

Answer 27

Assumption of a risk

Question 28

Provides that the degree of negligence or carelessness of each party to a lawsuit must be established by the finder of fact and that each party then is responsible for their share

Answer 28

Comparative negligence

Question 29

Lack of ordinary care on the part of the person injured that combined with the negligent of the other caused injury

Answer 29

Contributory negligence

Question 30

Legislatively imposed time constraints that restrict the period of time after an injury occurs

Answer 30

Statute of limitations

Question 31

Manslaughter that occurs in the heat of the moment

Answer 31

Voluntary manslaughter

Question 32

What is an example of involuntary manslaughter?

Answer 32

Drunk driving and hitting a person