Law And Ethics In Medicine Chapter 2

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adjudicate

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to hear and settle by a judicial process

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substantive law

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the part of law that creates, defines, and regulates rights

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common law

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law deriving its authority from ancient usages and customs affirmed by court judgments and decrees

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judgment

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the court's decision regarding the rights and obligations of the parties in dispute

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arbitration

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a hearing held between two or more parties who disagree on an issue but agree in abundance to abide by the decision of an impartial third person

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mediation

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a neutral party hears two opposing parties with the intent of persuading them to settle their dispute

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incident report

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the official statement about an incident

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preventive medicine

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medical practices and precautions designed to ward off litigation

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psychological

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influencing mental or emotional behavior

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confidentiality

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the state of being treated as a private matter not intended for public knowledge

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contingency

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something that may occur but is dependent upon an uncertain future event

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negotiation

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exchange and consideration of offers until parties agree on a solution that is acceptable to both.

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deposition

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a prior statement by a witness to be used in court as testimony taken under oath subject to cross examination

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interrogatory

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written questions about a case addressed to one party by another.

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motion

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the application to a court or judge for a ruling in favor of the one applying.

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pretrial conference

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the first conference of parties involved in a dispute

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constitutional right

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a right guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution and unassailable by law.

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witness

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a person testifying under oath to what he or she has heard or noticed.

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bench trial

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a trial in which a judge serves wothout a jury and rules on the law as well as the facts.

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decision

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the authoritative judgment made to settle controversy.

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disposition

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in criminal law, the final settlement of a case.

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damages

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monetary compensation for loss or injury

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appeal

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transfer of a case decided in a lower court to a higher court to obtain a new hearing on matters of law.

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cert. denied

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when the US Supreme Court refuses to hear a case on appeal.

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writ of certiorari

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a device used by the US Supreme Court to choose the cases it wishes to hear.

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testimony

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evidence given by a competent witness

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credibility

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the quality in a witness that makes his or her evidence worth believing

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perjury

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a false statement under oath

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direct examination

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the first interrogation of a witness by the party for whom the witness has been called on behalf of

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cross examination

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interrogation of a witness by someone other than the direct examiner

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district attorney

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the official prosecutor of a judicial district

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documentation

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the supplying of written or printed official information that can be used for evidence

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burden of proof

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the necessity of giving convincing legal proof of any facts in dispute.

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beyond a reasonable doubt

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proven in a thoroughly convincing way