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Understanding Legal Definitions

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Match the term to the definition.

PattyBurke
Created Date 11.01.21
Last Updated 11.01.21
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  • Focuses on crime; Deals w/ wrongs against a person, property or society
  • Focuses on the legal relationships bet. People & the protection of a person’s rights;
  • Wrongful act that does not involve a contract.
  • “bad practice”; failure to follow set standards resulting in harm
  • Failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position, results in harm
  • Threat or attempt to injure
  • Unlawful touching of another person without consent
  • Permission granted voluntarily by a person of sound mind after risks have been explained
  • Unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about them w/o consent
  • Restraining or restricting an individual’s freedom
  • Any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish
  • Hitting, forcing people against their will, restraining movement, depriving people of food/water
  • Speaking harshly, swearing or shouting
  • Threatening harm, denying rights, intimidating or ridiculing
  • Any unwanted sexual touching or act, using sexual gestures or suggesting sexual behavior
  • False statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage their reputation
  • Defamation that is spoken
  • Defamation that is written
  • An agreement between two or more parties. Three parts: offer, acceptance, consideration.
  • Obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms.
  • Stated in distinct & clear language, either orally or in writing.
  • Does not have the legal capacity to form a contract
  • Responsible for the actions of the agent eg: employer - principal, worker - agent
  • Person who works under the direction of or control of another. Employer – principal, worker – agent.
  • All information given to HCP shared only w/ other members of pt’s healthcare team.