Legal Stuffs Flashcards
2 types of law
Civil law and Criminal Law
Civil Law
between people and the protection of rights
Criminal Law
wrongs against a person, property, or society
Torts
wrongful law that doesn’t involve a contract
Malpractice
failure of a professional to use skill expected
Negligence
failure to give normally expected care, causing harm
Assault
threat or attempt to injure
Battery
unlawful touching
Invasion of Privacy
exposing someone or revealing personal information
False Inprisonment
restraining a person or keeping them against their will
Defamation
false statements about a person
Slander
spoken defamation
Libel
written defamation
Physical Verbal Psychological Sexual Domestic Child Elder are all kinds of…
abuse
Signs of Abuse
unexplained physical trauma, bruises, fractures, burns, injuries, fear or change of personality, aggression