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Question | Answer |
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Active euthanasia | actively ending the life of a patient who is terminally ill |
Assault | imminent apprehension or threat of bodily harm |
Battery | bodily harm and unlawful touching |
Bloodborne pathogens | microorganisms transmitted via blood and bodily fluids containing blood |
Borrowed servant doctrine | part of respondeat superior, employer lends and employee to someone else |
Case law | decisions made by judges |
Checks and balances | one branch of government cannot have more power than another |
Compensatory damages | monetary awards from the court |
Defamation of character | making false or malicious statements about another person |
Doctrine of professional discretion | physician determines whether or not a patient should see the medical record |
Eugenic sterilization | involuntary sterilization meant to prevent the pass of “defective” genes |