Legal & Ethics Flashcards
Libel
WRITTEN false statements that can injure a person’s character or reputation.
Slander
VERBAL false statements that can injure a person’s character or reputation.
Four Elements of Negligence
- Duty to Act
- Breach of that Duty
- Actual Damages
- Proximate Cause
Feasance
the performance of an act, condition, obligation, etc.
Malfeasance
Performance of a wrongful act. MAL=Bad
Misfeasance
Performing a legal act, but doing it incorrectly and causing damage.
Nonfeasance
Failure to perform an act required by the duty.
Tort Law
Acts of wrongdoing between individuals..
Common Law
Laws that are in place from society’s customs and standards.
Statuatory Law
Laws made by governmental legislators.
Regulatory Law
Rules made by governmental agencies, not the actual legislative bodies.
Mandated Reporting Categories
- Spouse Abuse
- Child Abuse/Neglect
- Elder Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Gun or stab wounds
- Animal Bites
- Communicable Disease
Assault
Unlawfully placing a person in apprehension of immediate bodily harm without consent.
Battery
Unlawful or unwanted touching without consent.
