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14 Cards in this Set
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Assault |
A threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person's consent |
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Battery |
An assault that is carried out |
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Common Law |
Law resulting from court decision that is then followed when other cases involving similar circumstances arise |
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Malpractice |
An act of negligence -Commonly used when speaking of negligent acts committed by a person working in a certain profession, such as medicine or nursing |
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Ethics |
A system that defines actions with respect to their being judged right or wrong |
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False imprisonment |
Unjustifiable restraint or prevention of the movement of a person without proper consent |
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Misdemeanor |
A wrong of less seriousness than a felony |
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Good Samaritan Law |
Law that gives certain persons legal protection when giving aid to someone in an emergency |
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Felony |
A wrong of serious nature |
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Negligence |
Performing an act that a reasonable and comparable person under similar circumstances would not do, or failing to perform an act that a reasonable and comparable person under similar circumstances would do |
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Invasion of privacy |
A wrongful act that violates the right of a person to be left alone |
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Liable |
Being accountable, responsible or answerable for an act |
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Libel |
A written untruthful statement about a person that subjects him/her to ridicule or contempt |
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Slander |
A spoken untruthful statement about a person that subjects him/her to ridicule or contempt |
