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NRS 106 Exam 3 Legal Terms Questions And Answers Update
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- NRS 106
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- Rock Valley College
NRS 106 Exam 3 Legal Terms Questions And Answers Update
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NRS 106 Exam 3 Legal Terms QuestionsAnd Answers 2024/2025 Update
statutory law ANS✔✔ consists of laws written and enacted by the united states congress, the state
legislature, and other government entities such as cities, counties, and townships
common law ANS✔✔ has evolved from the decisions of previous legal cases that form a precedent.
these laws often the accumulated results of judgments and decrees that have been handed down by the
courts of the united states and great Britain through the years
tort ANS✔✔ generally defined as a wrongful act committed against a person or their property
independent of a contract. can involve several different types of actions, including direct violation of a
person's legal rights or a violation of a standard of care that causes injury to a person
negligence and malpractice ANS✔✔ 2 most common unintentional torts
malpractice ANS✔✔ failure of a profession to meet the standard of conduct that a reasonable prudent
member of his or her profession would exercise in similar circumstances that results in harm
intentional torts ANS✔✔ are generally defines as willful acts that violate another person's rights or
property
assault ANS✔✔ the unjustifiable attempt to touch another person or the threat of doing so
battery ANS✔✔ actual harmful or unwarranted contact with another person without their consent
false imprisonment ANS✔✔ occurs when a content client is confined or restrained with intent to
prevent them from leaving the hospital
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