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18 Cards in this Set
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Made to protect the public as a whole from harmful acts of others |
Criminal Law |
Crime |
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Carries a punishment of imprisonment in state or federal prison, or a death sentence |
Felony |
Murder, Rape, Robbery and Practicing medicine without a license |
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Less serious offense and carries a punishment of fines or imprisonment in jail for up to a year |
Misdemeanor |
Traffic violations, Disturbing the peace and Theft |
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Physician's license may be revoked or taken away for conviction of a crime |
Criminal Law |
Sexual misconduct, Murder and Violating narcotics laws |
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Defined as diagnosing and prescribing treatment or medication |
Practice of medicine |
Practice |
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Covers acts that result in harm to another |
Tort Law |
Harm |
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Enforceable promises and agreements between two or more persons to do or not do a particular action |
Contract Law |
Promises |
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Concerns relationships between individuals or between individuals and the government |
Civil Law |
Tort Law, Contract Law and Administrative Law |
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Covers regulations that are set by governmental agencies |
Administrative law |
Health care employees most frequently involved in cases of civil law, particularly tort and contract law |
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Tort Law |
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Intentional torts |
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Intentional |
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Assault |
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Physical bodily harm |
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Battery |
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Bodily harm without permission |
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False imprisonment |
Violation of the personal Liberty of another person through unlawful restraint |
Violation |
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Defamation of character |
Damage caused to a person's reputation through spoken or written word |
Reputation damage |
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Fraud |
Deceitful practice |
Deceit |
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Invasion of privacy |
Unauthorized publicizing of information about a patient |
Unauthorized |
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Tort Law |
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Unintentional |
