AOP Ch# 6&7 Medical Law and Ethics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Allegation | A statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove an assertion made without proof |
| Allocating | Apportioning for a specific purpose or to a particular persons or things |
| Annotation | A noted added by way of comment or explanation |
| Decedent | A legal term for a deceased person |
| Disposition | The tendency of something or someone to act in a certain manner under given circumstances |
| Euthanasia | The act of practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| Infraction | Breaking the law; a minor offense of the rules` |
| Introspection | An inward, reflective examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
| Liable | Obligated according to law or equity; responsible for an act or circumstance |
| Libel | A written defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression |
| Negligence | Failure to exercise the care that a prudent person usually exercise; implies inattention to one's duty or business; implies want of due or necessary diligence or care |
| Opinion | A formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert; the formal expression of the legal reasons and principles on which a legal decision is based |
| Ordinance | An authoritative decree or direction; a law set forth by a goverment authority, specifically a municipal regulation |
| Prudent | Marked by wisdom or judiciousness, shrewd in the management of practical affairs |
| Ramifications | Consequences produced by a cause or following from a set of conditions |
| Sociological | Oriented or directed toward social needs and problems |
| Stipulate | To specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer; to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something |
| Surrogate | A substitute; to put in the place of another |
| Veracity | A devotion to or conformity with the truth |
| Verdict | The finding or decision of a jury on a matter submitted to it in trial |
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