Terminologies Flashcards
Act of binding oneself to do something
Obligation
Philosophy of science of law
Jurisprudence
Law in which the government is directly involved
Public law
Regulate the relationship between individual and government
Public law
Regulates the relationship among people
Private law
Relating contracts, ownership of properties, and practice of radtech
Private law
State the principle and provisions for establishment of specific law
Constitutional law
Responsible for enacting laws
Legislature
Congress body
Legislature
Law enacted by this body
Statutory law
Responsible for reconciling controversies and conflicts
Judiciary system
Study of law and accumulated decision
Common law
Made by the executive law of government
Administrative law
Law that holds physician and radiologic technologist harmless when rendering aid to a person in emergency situation
Good Samaritan law
Law with it’s primary purpose to control and suppress the illegal use and distribution of narcotics
Narcotic law
A legal declaration of a person’s intention upon death
Will
One who makes the will
Testator
Legal action in a control of law
Lawsuit
Proceeding in court for a purpose
Lawsuit
To enforce right, to redress wrong
Lawsuit
Process of the lawsuit
Litigation
Person or government bringing a lawsuit against another
Plaintiff
Person being accused of a tort or crime
Defendant
Mercy killing
Euthanasia
Act of painlessly putting to death of person who is suffering from incurable or depressing disease
Euthanasia
Criminal charge of homicide
Euthanasia
Acts a wrongful from the very beginning
Mala inse
There’s a law that prohibits the act
Mala prohibita
A claim which can be enforced by legal means against a person whose duty is to respect it
Legal right
Complainant or defendant
Civil case
Plaintiff or accused
Criminal case
A fair and orderly process which aims to protect and enforce a person’s right
Due process
Facts are presented and determined
Trial
A writ commanding an authorized person to notify a party to appear in court to answer a complaint made against him
Summons
An order that requires a person to attend at a specific time and place to testify as a witness
Subpoena
A subpoena that requires witness to bring documents’ papers in his possession
Subpoena duces tecum
Rumors not admissible as evidence
Hearsay evidence
The willful telling of a lie under oath
Perjury
Considered hearsay unless the dying person is a victim of a crime
Dying declaration
A will which is written, dated and signed by the hand of testator itself
Holographic will
The failure, without legal cause to perform any promise which forms the whole part or parts of a contract
Breach of contract
A ground of legal action
Cause
Approval, permission or agreement
Consent
The price, motive or matter of inducement of a contract
Consideration
Refers to a fee, salary or reward
Consideration
The expulsion of the product of conception before the fetus is viable
Abortion
