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Legal & Ethical Issues, C4; P-LQ, WB Flashcards

W2, 9/4-9

1
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Justice

A

treating people fairly & equally

regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay

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Treating people fairly & equally regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay is called ________.

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Justice

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Beneficence

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doing good for those in your care

by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person

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Doing good for those in your care (by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person) is called ______________.

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Beneficence

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Nonmaleficence

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Avoiding harming those in your care & using kindness & gentleness when administering care

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Using kindness & gentleness when administering care & avoiding harming those in your care is called ___________________.

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Nonmaleficence

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Fidelity

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acting with integrity to earn others’ trust

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Acting with integrity to earn others’ trust is called ________.

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Fidelity

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Autonomy

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respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences

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Respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences is called ____________.

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Autonomy

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Confidentiality

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maintaining a person’s privacy

by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issues with the knowledge that the information will be kept secret

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Maintaining a person’s privacy ^ is called _______________.

by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issues with the knowledge that the information will be kept secret

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Confidentiality

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A NA must be aware of others who may ______ from Patients/Residents & should report any ________ according to policy.

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steal, suspicions

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14
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NAs are required by law to report their suspicions of _______ of anyone.

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abuse

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15
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________ Laws are concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole.

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Criminal

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Criminal Law

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concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole

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Civil Law

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law type; addresses relationships between people

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____ Law addresses relationships between people.

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Civil

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19
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The greater the person’s extent of __________, the higher the risk for abuse or/& neglect.

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disability

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The greater the person’s extent of disability, the higher the risk for _________ or/& _________.

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abuse, neglect

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21
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Neglect is failing to provide for one’s basic __________ needs.

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physical

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22
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Neglect

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failure to provide for a dependent person’s basic physical needs

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23
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A ___ is a Civil Law violation.

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Tort

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Tort

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Civil Law violation

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Intentional Tort

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violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm

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Violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm is called __________ ____.

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Intentional Tort

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Unintentional Tort occurs when . . .

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. . . someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.

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An ______________ _____ occurs when someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.

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Unintentional Tort

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29
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Ethics determine the difference between right & wrong where the ___ fears to tread.

A

law

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30
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______ are moral principles/standards that govern conduct.

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Ethics

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31
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Ethics

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moral principles/standards that govern conduct

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32
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_________ standards are less rigid/prescriptive than laws.

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Ethical

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33
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Ethical standards are less _____/_________ than laws.

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rigid/prescriptive

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34
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Withholding CPR for a patient with a terminal condition can be considered an __________ issue.

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ethical

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35
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Withholding CPR for a patient with a _________ condition can be considered an ethical issue.

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terminal

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37
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Leaving a Resident sitting on a commode unattended to do another task is ___________.

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Negligence

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38
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Patients’/Residents’ rights include the right to ________ & ____________.

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privacy, confidentiality

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39
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___________ abuse would be documented if a NA threatens a Resident with harm.

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Psychological

40
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Malpractice

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Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession

41
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____________ is Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession.

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Malpractice

42
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AHA stands for . . .

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American Hospital Association

43
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______ & ______ provide guidance to HCP.

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Laws, ethics

44
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ____-______ hospital care.

A

high-quality

45
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to a _____ & _____ environment.

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clean, safe

46
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to _____________ in his/er care.

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involvement

47
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to __________ protection.

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privacy

48
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ___________ to leave the hospital.

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preparing

49
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to help with the _______ & filing __________ claims.

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bill, insurance

50
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According to Resident Rights under OBRA, P/R must have their RR presented in a ___________ they understand.

A

language

51
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Advance Directive

A

document that allows one to make his/er wishes (regarding health care) known (to family members & HCP) in case s/he can’t make those wishes known

52
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A ___________ __________ is a document that allows one to make his/er wishes (regarding health care) known (to family members & HCP) in case s/he can’t make those wishes known.

A

Advance Directive

53
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DPoA/HCA is a type of ________ ________.

A

Advance Directive

54
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_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________, a type of Advance Directive, transfers responsibility for making medical decisions from the P/R to a family member, friend, or other trusted individual on the P/R’s behalf.

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DPoA/HCA

55
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_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________ is responsible for making decisions on the P/R’s behalf.

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DPoA/HCA

56
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In every sense, DPoA & HCA are the . . .

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. . . same.

57
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DPoA stands for . . .

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. . . Durable Power of Attorney.

58
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HCA stands for . . .

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. . . Health Care Agent.

59
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A Living Will allows one to give _________ about what medical treatments s/he would or wouldn’t want done in an effort to ______ his/er life.

A

instructions, prolong

60
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Living Will

A

allows person to give instructions about what medical treatments s/he would or wouldn’t want done in an effort to prolong his/er life

61
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Enforcing laws ________ citizens’ basic human rights.

A

preserve

62
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Enforcing laws help settle disputes in ________, ______ ways.

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civilized, orderly

63
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Slander is ____ statements that hurt another’s reputation.

A

oral

64
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Slander

A

oral statements that hurt another’s reputation

65
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____________ is making untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation.

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Defamation

66
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Defamation

A

making untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation

67
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_______ is written untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation.

A

Libel

68
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Libel

A

written untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation

69
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____________ is threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm.

A

Assault

70
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Assault

A

threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm

71
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_______ is touching a person without his/er consent.

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Battery

72
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Battery

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touching a person without his/er consent

73
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_________ is deception that could cause harm to another.

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Fraud

74
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Fraud

A

deception that could cause harm to another

75
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___________ ____________ is confining someone against his/er will.

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False Imprisonment

76
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False Imprisonment

A

confining someone against his/er will

77
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__________ _________ is violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others.

A

Privacy Invasion

78
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Privacy Invasion

A

violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others

79
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________ is stealing.

A

Larceny

80
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Larceny

A

stealing

81
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HIPAA stands for . . .

A

. . . Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act.

82
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HIPAA is a federal __________ _________ that helps keep one’s protected health information ________ & ______.

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privacy regulation, private, secure

83
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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act is a . . .

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. . . federal privacy regulation that helps to keep a person’s protected health information private & secure.

84
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HIPPA regulates who has the right to ____ a person’s medical records, data, or other private information.

A

view

85
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_______ ________ ___________ & ___________ ___ regulates who has the right to view a person’s medical records, data, or other private information.

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

86
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_________ _______ ________ & ______________ ___ sets standards on how a person’s protected health information is to be stored & transmitted from one place to another.

A

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

87
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HIPAA sets standards on how a person’s protected health information is to be ________ & ___________ from one place to another.

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stored, transmitted

88
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__________ _______ ________ & ___________ ___ requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er medical records.

A

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

89
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HIPAA requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er ________ _________.

A

medical records

90
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_______-________ ___________ is the ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action.

A

Decision-Making Capacity

91
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Decision-Making Capacity

A

ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action

92
Q

ANA stands for . . .

A

. . . American Nursing Association.

93
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The NA’s ethics code falls within the ANA ________ ____ code.

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nursing ethics

94
Q

Each individual is considered __________ & held __________ for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as Liability.

A

responsible, accountable

95
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Each individual is considered responsible & held accountable for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as _________.

A

Liability

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