logging in or signing up medicolegal terms and definitions alinaltaf Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 312 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 26, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description by our college profess0r Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript IMPORTANT MEDICAL LEGAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS : IMPORTANT MEDICAL LEGAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS By dr. hussain dmc FORENSIC: : FORENSIC: Derived from Latin meaning "of the forum" or market place. In ancient Rome the forum was where governmental debates and trials were held. FORENSIC SCIENCE: : FORENSIC SCIENCE: Means the application of natural and physical science to the resolution of the matter with a legal context. JUDGE: : JUDGE: A person who is officially designed or empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding civil or criminal, a definitive judgment DOCUMENT : DOCUMENT A written or printed instrument that bears the legal form of something and can be used to furnish evidence or conveys information. OFFENCE, CRIMES : OFFENCE, CRIMES The doing that a penal law forbids to be done or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. INJURY : INJURY A harm or hurt; a wound or insult; usually applied to damage inflicted on the body by an external force. ASSAULT : ASSAULT An unlawful act that places another person, without that person's consent, in fear of immediate bodily harm or battery. GOOD FAITH : GOOD FAITH Compliance with standards of decency and honesty or having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; COMPLAINT : COMPLAINT The complaint outlines the alleged facts of the case and the basis for which a legal remedy is sought. A complaint is the preliminary charge filed by the complaining party, usually with the police or a court. INQUIRY : INQUIRY The act of inquiring or examination of a matter in a search for information or truth. INVESTIGATION : INVESTIGATION A careful search or detailed inquiry or systematic examination in order to discover facts. BAIL : BAIL An individual accused of a crime must be held in the custody of the court until his or her guilt or innocence is determined. However, the court has the option of releasing the individual before that determination is made, and this option is called bail DEPOSITION : DEPOSITION Law Testimony under oath, especially a statement by a witness that is written down or recorded for use in court at a later date AFFIDAVIT : AFFIDAVIT A written statement affirmed/sworn to be true CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE : CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Evidence from which a logical and reasonable inference of another fact may be drawn Expert Witness: : Expert Witness: A person whose training, background, or experience qualifies them to render an opinion at a trial rather than stating facts. A person who has more knowledge on a subject than the average person AUTOPSY : AUTOPSY Autopsy: Medical examination of a deceased body. It is also called Postmortem Examination Forensic Autopsy: Examination of a deceased person to determine cause of death. CROSS EXAMINATION : CROSS EXAMINATION The questioning of an opposing party's witness about matters brought up during direct examination EXPERT WITNESS : EXPERT WITNESS A witness with a specialized knowledge of a subject who is allowed to discuss an event in court even though he or she was not present. ACCUSED : ACCUSED Accused: The person who has been charged with committing the offence, another term for the defendant in a criminal case. Defendant: A person charged with a crime and against whom court proceedings are brought (see Accused above). ALLEGATION : ALLEGATION Any statement of fact in a pleading before a court, that the defendant committed the alleged crime ARREST WARRANT : ARREST WARRANT Written document issued by a judge or a magistrate authorizing the police to arrest a specified person. CRIMINAL LAW : CRIMINAL LAW Statutes and other laws that defines conduct which is prohibited by the government because it is held to threaten, harm or otherwise endanger the safety and welfare of the public, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on those who breach these laws. PRESIDING JUDGE : PRESIDING JUDGE In jurisdictions with several judges, one of them is usually chosen to direct the management of the courts. The presiding judge usually chairs the panel of several judges hearings and supervises the business of the court PRIMA FACIE CASE : PRIMA FACIE CASE Latin term, meaning "on the face of it", that is used in a legal context to define whether there is enough evidence to warrant a case continuing to trial in the judicial process. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE : PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE A legal concept that means that an accused is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, at the end of a trial and appeal. RULES OF PROCEDURE & EVIDENCE : RULES OF PROCEDURE & EVIDENCE The rules which govern the procedures and the introduction and admissibility of evidence in legal proceedings. BURDEN OF PROOF : BURDEN OF PROOF The obligation to prove something. SENTENCE : SENTENCE The punishment imposed by a court on a person convicted of a crime STANDARD OF PROOF : STANDARD OF PROOF The legal standard of proof indicating the degree to which the point must be proven. For instance, the standard of proof at the end of a criminal trial is “beyond reasonable doubt.” OATH : OATH A promise to do something or formal declaration, which involves an appeal to God. MENS-REA : MENS-REA The mental component of criminal liability. MURDER : MURDER Intentionally and maliciously killing of human being by someone. AFFIDAVIT : AFFIDAVIT Affidavit: A written statement affirmed/sworn to be true Arrest: To deprive a person of liberty or freedom of movement. SUSPECT : SUSPECT Someone who is under suspicion of having committed a crime. WITNESS TESTIMONY : WITNESS TESTIMONY This is written or oral evidence given by a witness under oath at trial or in a deposition. A witness is a person who testifies under oath. TRIAL : TRIAL A legal proceeding before a court to examine and assess the evidence against a person accused of a crime You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
medicolegal terms and definitions alinaltaf Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 312 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: March 26, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description by our college profess0r Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript IMPORTANT MEDICAL LEGAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS : IMPORTANT MEDICAL LEGAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS By dr. hussain dmc FORENSIC: : FORENSIC: Derived from Latin meaning "of the forum" or market place. In ancient Rome the forum was where governmental debates and trials were held. FORENSIC SCIENCE: : FORENSIC SCIENCE: Means the application of natural and physical science to the resolution of the matter with a legal context. JUDGE: : JUDGE: A person who is officially designed or empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding civil or criminal, a definitive judgment DOCUMENT : DOCUMENT A written or printed instrument that bears the legal form of something and can be used to furnish evidence or conveys information. OFFENCE, CRIMES : OFFENCE, CRIMES The doing that a penal law forbids to be done or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. INJURY : INJURY A harm or hurt; a wound or insult; usually applied to damage inflicted on the body by an external force. ASSAULT : ASSAULT An unlawful act that places another person, without that person's consent, in fear of immediate bodily harm or battery. GOOD FAITH : GOOD FAITH Compliance with standards of decency and honesty or having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; COMPLAINT : COMPLAINT The complaint outlines the alleged facts of the case and the basis for which a legal remedy is sought. A complaint is the preliminary charge filed by the complaining party, usually with the police or a court. INQUIRY : INQUIRY The act of inquiring or examination of a matter in a search for information or truth. INVESTIGATION : INVESTIGATION A careful search or detailed inquiry or systematic examination in order to discover facts. BAIL : BAIL An individual accused of a crime must be held in the custody of the court until his or her guilt or innocence is determined. However, the court has the option of releasing the individual before that determination is made, and this option is called bail DEPOSITION : DEPOSITION Law Testimony under oath, especially a statement by a witness that is written down or recorded for use in court at a later date AFFIDAVIT : AFFIDAVIT A written statement affirmed/sworn to be true CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE : CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Evidence from which a logical and reasonable inference of another fact may be drawn Expert Witness: : Expert Witness: A person whose training, background, or experience qualifies them to render an opinion at a trial rather than stating facts. A person who has more knowledge on a subject than the average person AUTOPSY : AUTOPSY Autopsy: Medical examination of a deceased body. It is also called Postmortem Examination Forensic Autopsy: Examination of a deceased person to determine cause of death. CROSS EXAMINATION : CROSS EXAMINATION The questioning of an opposing party's witness about matters brought up during direct examination EXPERT WITNESS : EXPERT WITNESS A witness with a specialized knowledge of a subject who is allowed to discuss an event in court even though he or she was not present. ACCUSED : ACCUSED Accused: The person who has been charged with committing the offence, another term for the defendant in a criminal case. Defendant: A person charged with a crime and against whom court proceedings are brought (see Accused above). ALLEGATION : ALLEGATION Any statement of fact in a pleading before a court, that the defendant committed the alleged crime ARREST WARRANT : ARREST WARRANT Written document issued by a judge or a magistrate authorizing the police to arrest a specified person. CRIMINAL LAW : CRIMINAL LAW Statutes and other laws that defines conduct which is prohibited by the government because it is held to threaten, harm or otherwise endanger the safety and welfare of the public, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on those who breach these laws. PRESIDING JUDGE : PRESIDING JUDGE In jurisdictions with several judges, one of them is usually chosen to direct the management of the courts. The presiding judge usually chairs the panel of several judges hearings and supervises the business of the court PRIMA FACIE CASE : PRIMA FACIE CASE Latin term, meaning "on the face of it", that is used in a legal context to define whether there is enough evidence to warrant a case continuing to trial in the judicial process. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE : PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE A legal concept that means that an accused is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, at the end of a trial and appeal. RULES OF PROCEDURE & EVIDENCE : RULES OF PROCEDURE & EVIDENCE The rules which govern the procedures and the introduction and admissibility of evidence in legal proceedings. BURDEN OF PROOF : BURDEN OF PROOF The obligation to prove something. SENTENCE : SENTENCE The punishment imposed by a court on a person convicted of a crime STANDARD OF PROOF : STANDARD OF PROOF The legal standard of proof indicating the degree to which the point must be proven. For instance, the standard of proof at the end of a criminal trial is “beyond reasonable doubt.” OATH : OATH A promise to do something or formal declaration, which involves an appeal to God. MENS-REA : MENS-REA The mental component of criminal liability. MURDER : MURDER Intentionally and maliciously killing of human being by someone. AFFIDAVIT : AFFIDAVIT Affidavit: A written statement affirmed/sworn to be true Arrest: To deprive a person of liberty or freedom of movement. SUSPECT : SUSPECT Someone who is under suspicion of having committed a crime. WITNESS TESTIMONY : WITNESS TESTIMONY This is written or oral evidence given by a witness under oath at trial or in a deposition. A witness is a person who testifies under oath. TRIAL : TRIAL A legal proceeding before a court to examine and assess the evidence against a person accused of a crime