Public Law - Answers Government vs. Citizens (Criminal, Constitutional, Administrative)
Civil Law - Answers Private Citizen vs. Private Citizen
Civil Rights - Answers Basic legal rights held by all citizens
Constitutional Rights - Answers Rights afforded to all citizens through the Constitution
Human Rights - Answers Fundamental rights of all people regardless of citizenship status
Tort - Answers Wrongful acts that result in harm
Restitution - Answers Compensation
Unintentional Tort - Answers An accident or mistake that results in harm
Intentional Tort - Answers Deliberate acts that cause harm
Assault - Answers Threat to touch a person without their permission
Battery - Answers When the patient is actually touched
Invasion of Privacy - Answers When a healthcare provider reveals a patient's body or personal
information without their consent
False Imprisonment - Answers Restraining an individual to restrict their freedom
Defamation of Character - Answers Making false or true malicious statements that result in harm to a
person's reputation
Libel - Answers If the defamation of character is written down
Slander - Answers If the defamation of character is spoken
Negligence - Answers Careless behavior that results in harm
Informed Consent - Answers When patients give consent for healthcare providers to care for then and
give them treatement
Implied Consent - Answers When it is assumed that you would give consent if you are unconcious
Legal Guardian - Answers Someone appointed by a judge to act for another person, such as a minor or a
mentally unable adult
Ward - Answers Someone under legal guardianship