Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

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  1. false imprisonment
    (law) confinement without legal authority
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  2. invasion of privacy
    the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  3. assault and battery
    an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  4. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  5. Assault
    thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  6. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  7. malpractice
    professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  8. privacy
    the condition of being concealed or hidden
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  9. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  10. ethic
    the principles of right and wrong for an individual or group
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  11. imprisonment
    the act of confining someone in a prison
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  12. acceptance
    the state of being satisfactory
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  13. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  14. invasion
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  15. battery
    a collection of related things intended for use together
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  16. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
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    Agent
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  17. consideration
    the process of giving careful thought to something
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
  18. offer
    present for acceptance or rejection
    Negligence
    Assault and battery
    Invasion of privacy
    False imprisonment
    Abuse
    Defamation
    Tort
    Malpractice
    Offer
    Acceptance
    Consideration
    Contract
    Agent
    Privacy
    ethics
Created on Tue Oct 26 12:48:33 EDT 2010

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