Definations Flashcards
Definition of Forensic Medicine
Forensic medicine, Legal medicine or State medicine is the application of medical knowledge for the purposes of law and administration of justice.
Definition of Medical Jurisprudence
Medical jurisprudence [Latin juris, law; prudentia knowledge] is the study of legal principles that guide medical personnel.
Definition of Medical Ethics
Medical ethics is the study of moral principles guiding medical men in their dealings with their patients.
Definition of Medical Etiquette
Medical etiquette deals with the conventional laws of courtesy observed between members of medical profession.
Definition of offence
”Offence” means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force [S.2(n), CrPC].
Definition of congnizable offence
Cognizable offence means an offence for which, a police officer may arrest without warrant.
Definition of inquest
An inquest is an enquiry or investigation into the cause of death.
Definition of evidence
1.all statements which the Court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses, in relation to matters of fact under inquiry [oral evidence];
2.all documents including electronic records produced for the inspection of the Court [documentary evidenc
Definition of witness
one who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or significant event through his senses [e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching] and can help clarify important points about the crime or event.
Definition of Expert witness
Expert witness is a person who is skilled or trained in some scientific or technical subject and is capable of drawing conclusions and opinions from the facts observed by himself, or noticed by others.
Definition of summons
Expert witness is a person who is skilled or trained in some scientific or technical subject and is capable of drawing conclusions and opinions from the facts observed by himself, or noticed by others.
Definition of conduct money
Conduct money is money paid to a witness to meet his expenses for attending the court.
Definition of Dying Declaration
Dying declarations are documents prepared on the statements of a person dying as a result of some unlawful act.
Definition of compos mentis
Having a sound mind [from Latin, composed mind]. For recording certain statements eg dying declaration, making a valid will, it must be certified that the declarant was compos mentis.
Definition of Dying deposition
Dying deposition is a statement of a dying person on oath, recorded by the magistrate in the presence of the accused or his lawyer, who is allowed to cross examine the witness.
Definition of perjury
Perjury has 5 major components. Whoever, (i) being legally bound by an oath or (ii) by an express provision of law to state the truth, or (iii) being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, (iv) makes any statement which is false, and (v) which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give false evidence [S.191, IPC].
Definition of leading questions
A leading question [LQ] is any question which suggests its own answer, or which can be conclusively answered as “yes” or “no”
Definition of Hostile witness
A hostile witness (adverse witness, unfavorable witness, unwilling witness) is one who conceals whole or part of the truth and offers adverse testimony against his own party.
Definition of professional misconduct
Professional misconduct (syn. Infamous conduct, ethical misconduct, ethical negligence, ethical malpraxis) is that act of a medical man which would be reasonably regarded as disgraceful or dishonorable by his professional brethren of good repute and competence.
Definition of Dichotomy
Receiving or giving commission or other benefits from fellow doctors, traders, chemists, manufacturers etc. Giving of commission by one doctor to another for favor of recommending or referring the patient to him is known as dichotomy or fee-sharing or fee-splitting.
Definition of professional secrecy
Professional secrecy refers to the doctor’s obligation to keep secret all information regarding patient that he comes to know in the course of his professional work.
Definition of Privileged communication
There occur some situations where the doctor has to divulge the patient’s details to certain authorities. This divulgence of the details is known as privileged communication and is an exception to professional secrecy.
Definition of Euthanasia
Euthanasia [Gk eu, good; thanatos, death] or mercy killing means voluntary putting to death of a patient who is suffering from an incurable, terminal and extremely painful condition
Definition of medical negligence
Professional negligence, medical negligence or malpraxis is absence of reasonable care and skill, or willful negligence of a medical practitioner in the treatment of a patient, which causes injury or death of the patient.
