Vocabulary Flashcards
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Euthanasia
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Withholding of lifesaving treatment and care of Euthanasia (Letting a person die) and a medical neglect
2
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Nonmalefience
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Means to do no harm
3
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Beneficence
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Acting for someone’s good
4
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Autonomy
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Freedom of personal choice
5
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Justice
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Concept of what is fair
6
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Prudent
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Wise, careful, discreet
7
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Liable
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Legally responsible
8
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Complaint
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A statement describing the legal action
9
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Defendant
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The person who supposedly did something
10
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Plaintiff
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Complaining party
11
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Abandonment
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Wrongfully not providing care for a patient
12
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Assualt
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Purposeful threat to cause harm to a person
13
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Battery
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Touching another person unlawfully without permission
14
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Harm
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Injury to person or their property
15
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Libel
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Writing untrue statements and showing to others