| A | B |
|---|
| Abandonment | in medicine, to discontinue medical care without proper motice |
| Allegation | an assertion made without proof |
| Appeal | legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of decision of lower court |
| Assault | intentional, unlawful attempt of bodily injury to another by force |
| Battery | a willful and unlawful use of force or violence on the person of another |
| Decedent | deceased person |
| Defendant | person required to answer in a legal action or suit |
| Docket | list of legal cases to be tried |
| Due Process | fundamental constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair |
| Felony | major crime |
| Guardian ad litem | legal representative for a minor |
| Implied Consent | presumed consent |
| Informed Consent | consent, usually written, which states understanding of what treatment is to be undertaken and of te risks involved |
| Liable | responsible for an act or circumstance |
| Libel | written defamatory statement |
| Litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| Misdemeanor | minor crime |
| Negligence | failure to exercise the care a prudent person |
| plaintiff | person or group bringing a case or legal action to court |
| precedence | come ahead or in front of |
| precedents | an example or rule to justify a subsequent act |
| reciprocity | mutual exchange of privileges |
| slander | oral defamation |
| statutes | laws enacted by legislative branch |
| subpoena | document commanding a person to appear in court |
| subpoena duces tecum | legal request to appear in court with documents |
| testimony | solemn declaration made under oath |
| verdict | finding or decision of a jury |
| tortfeasor | someone accused of a tort - defendent |
| compensatory damages | money for actual losses |
| punitive damages | money awarded to punish |
| deposition | oral questioning |
| interrogatories | written responses to questions |
| service of process | defendent informed of complaint |
| advocate | plead the cause of another |
| beneficence | act of doing good |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| genome | genetic material of organism |
| nonmaleficence | refraining from harming or committing evil |
| postmortem | done after death |
| reparations | amends given as a result of a wrong or injury |
| surrogate | substitute |
| unique identifiers | codes used instead of names |
| veracity | devotion to the truth |
| fidelity | faithfulness to something or someone |
| ramifications | consequences produced by a cause |
