law

to withdraw protection or support , in medicine to discontinue medical care without proper notice after accepting a patient

the formal action of a legisative body

a decision or determination of a soveregin state

a legislative council

a court of justice

a statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove

and assertion made without proof

a legal proceeding by which a case is brough before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court

having the power to review the judgement of another trivunal or body of jurisdiction such as an appellate court

the hearing and determination of a cause in controversy by a person or persons either chosen by the parties involved or appointed under statutory authority

a neutral person chosen to settle differences between two parties in a controversy

an intentional unlawful attempt of bodily injury to another by force

an officer of some U.S. courts who usually serves as a messenger or usher , who keeps order at the request of the judge

a willful and unlawful use of force or violence on the person of another

a coded delineation of the rules and regulations published in the federal register by the various departments and agencies of the federal government.

the CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad subject areas and chapters that provide specific detail

occurring at the same time

statutes in some state that may prevent a party from recovering some damages if he or she contributed in any way to the injury or condition

loss or harm resulting from injury to person , property or reputation

compensation in money imposed by law for losses or injuries

a legal term for a deceased person

a person required to answer in a legal action or suit

in criminal cases the person accused of a crime

a formal record of judicial proceeding

a list of legal cases to be tried

a fundamental constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair

a person under legal age who is self-supporting and living apart from parents or a guardian a mature minor consided by the courts to possess a sufficient understanding of self-care and responsibility

people who provide testimony to a court as experts in certain fields or subjects to verify facts presented by one or both sides in a lawsuit

a major crime such as murder , rape or burglary , punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor

a sum imposed as punishment for an offense a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party or the government in a civil or criminal action

legal representative for a minor

presumed consent such as when a patient offers an arm for a phlebotomy procedure

a consent usually written which state understanding of what treatment is to be undertaken and of the risks involved why it should be done and alternative methods of treatment available

breaking the law , minor offenses against the rules usually punishable by fines

of or relating to a judgment the function of judging the administration of justice or the judiciary

a power constitutionally conferred on a judge or magistrate to decide cases according to law and to carry sentence into execution

called original jurisdiction

the science or philosophy of law , a system or body of law or the course of court decisions

a binding custom or practice of a community , a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforceable by a controlling authortiy

obligated according to law or equity responsible for an act or circumstance

a written defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression

prone to engage in lawsuits

something that is easily understood or recognized by the mind

a minor crime as opposed to a felony punishable by fine or imprisonment in a city or county jail rather than in a penitentiary

courts that sit in some cities and larger towns and that usually have civil and criminal jurisdiction over cases arising within the municipality

failure to exercise the care a prudent person usually exercises

implies inattention to one's duty or business

implies want of due or necessary diligence or care

authoritative decree or direction

law set forth by a governmental authority

specifically

municipal regulation

substances or materials other than blood that have the potential to carry infectious pathogen such as body fluid , urine , semen and others

the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by searing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath

false testimony

laboratories owned by a private physician or corporation such as the laboratory inside a physician's office or a freestanding labortory

the person or group bringing a case or legal action to court

to supass in rank , dignity , or importance , to be , go or come ahead or in front of

a person or thing that serves as a model , something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same kind

evidence of greater weight or more convincing that the evidence offered in opposition to it evidence that is as a whole shows that the fact sought to be proven is more probable than not

marked by wisdom or judiciousness , shrewd in the management of practical affairs

the pretense of curing disease

doubt based on reason and arising from evidence or lack of evidence

the mutual exchange of privileges , a recognition of one state or institution of the licenses or privileges granted by the other

a turning to something or someone for help or protection

having significant and demonstrable beating on the matter at hand

the person required to make answer in a civil legal action or suit , similar to a defendant in a criminal trial

oral defamation , a harmful , false statement made about another person

laws enacted by the legislative branch of a government

to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer , to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear from doing something

a writ or document commanding a person to appear in court under a penalty for failure to appear

a legally binding request to appear in court and provide records or documents that pertain to a particular case

a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under the oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official

a unified set of rules covering many business transactions , all 50 states

regulates the fields of sales of goods, commercial paper such as checks , aspects of banking , letters of credit , warehouse receipts bills of lading , and investment securities

the finding or decision of a jury on a matter submitted to it in trial