Law&Ethics Ch.7&8
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 custodian | one charged with the care of a person or property |
| data | the body of information used to form a decision |
| federal rules of evidence | rules governing evidence allowed in a federal court |
| forum | an assembly place or court for dispensing laws |
| premises | preliminary explanatory statements made as a basis for a legal argument |
| property rights | the right of ownership |
| settlement | an adjustment or agreementsettling matters in dispute |
| subpoena | a command to appear at a specific time and place to testify |
| subpoena duces tecum | the court command to a witness to produce at trial a certain pertinent document he or she holds |
| amoral | without moral concern |
| bioethics | refers to life-and-death ethical issues and the implications of the applications of biological research |
| deontological | ethical theory based on duty and obligation |
| ethics | the study of moral choices that conform to professional standards of conduct |
| etiquette | the prescribed code of courteous social behavior |
| immoral | not moral |
| philosophy | a basic viewpoint of the system of values of an individual or society |
| politics | administration of public affairs, particuliarly those of a government |
| shibboleths | any phrase or custom peculiar to a certain class or faction |
| teleological | ethical theory concerned with outcome, whether an action produces greater good in the world |
| values | principles considered desirable |
| virtue | goodness conforming to the standard of moral excellence |
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