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◉ Civil law. Answer: Laws that deal with the rights of people rather than
with crimes
◉ Criminal Law. Answer: Laws that deal with crimes and their
punishment
◉ Torts. Answer: An action that wrongly causes harm to someone that is
not a crime and that is dealt with in civil court.
◉ Malpractice. Answer: Careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone,
such as a doctor who is performing a professional duty.
◉ Negligence. Answer: Failure to take the proper care that a responsible
person usually takes; lack of normal care or attention; neglecting ones
responsibilities.
, ◉ Assault and Battery. Answer: A threat to attack another person
followed by actual attack, which need amount only to touching with
hostile intent.
◉ Informed consent. Answer: A formal agreement that a patient signs to
give permission for a medical procedure, after having been told about
the risk, benefits, etc.
◉ Invasion of privacy. Answer: Illicit or unauthorized use of
documentary materials related to the treatment or condition of a patient.
◉ False Imprisonment. Answer: An international tort; the intentional
unjustified, non-consensual detention or confinement of a person within
fixed boundaries for any length of time.
◉ Abuse. Answer: To treat someone with cruelty or violence.
◉ Defamation. Answer: The act of saying false things in order to make
people have a bad opinion of someone or something.
◉ Slander. Answer: To make a false spoken statement that causes people
to have a bad opinion of someone.
◉ Libel. Answer: The act of publishing a false statement that causes
people to have a bad opinion of someone or something.