Legal Aspect of Health Care Admin

Plaintiff

a person who brings an action in a court of law

Defendant

a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law

Action of Law

- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

Burden of Proof

A duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact