| A | B |
|---|
| Tort | Civil wrong |
| Felony | A serious crime for which the penalty is imprisonment for more than one year |
| Civil law | Defines legal relationships between individuals |
| Liable | Communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person in writing |
| Assault | A threat or an attempt to injure another person in an illegal manner |
| Illegal restraint | Holding or detaining a person against his or her will |
| Duty of care | By law |
| Malpractice | Bad or harmful practice. |
| Slander | Verbally communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person |
| Criminal law | Defines the legal obligations between an individual and the state or society |
| Negligence | Failure to perform duties in a reasonable and customary way |
| Libel | Legally responsible for own actions |
| Battery | Unlawful touching of another person without consent |
| Privileged communication | Personal or private information relating to the care given by health care personnel |
| Litigation | A lawsuit or legal action |
| act of ommission | failing to perfrom legal duties, leaving out (omit) proper care |
| act of comission | performing a duty you are not legally qualified to perform |
| Invasion of privacy | the giving out of information about an individual or patient without permission |
| conduct | the manner in which a person displays her/his behavior |
| Breach of contract | Breaking of a promise, agreement, or contract in which parties have agreed upon |
| consent | the giving of one's permission to another to perform a procedure or action |
| Licensure | legal permission to perform an occupaation given by governmental agencies |
| Reasonable care | the legal obligation of a health care worker to provide competent care according to the expected standards of practice |
| Advanced Directive | a written document that specifices if extraordinary measures are to be taken to prolong life in the event the patient can no longer make his/her own decision |
| Living Will | a legal document prepared while a person is mentally competent that specifies what her/his wishes are regarding en-of-life care |
| Durable Power of Attorney | a legal document that designates another person to make health care decisions in the event that the person is mentally or physically incapable of making their own decisions |
