Chapter 26 Word Puzzle Crossword

Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on the person of another, when coupled with the apparent present ability to do so, and any attention display of force such as to give the victim to fear or expect immediate bodily harm
Any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse
An agreement between two or more persons or parties which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing
Holding up a person to ridicule, scorn, or contempt in a respectable and considerable part the community
conscious restraint of the freedom of a person to rely on the false information to his or her detriment
Person's agreement to allow something to happen which is not expressly given but rather inferred from a person's actions or inactions
Person's agreement to allow something to happen (such as surgery) that is based on full disclosure of the facts needed to make a decision intelligently that is, knowledge of risks involved, alternatives, benefits, and other information needed by a reasonable person to make a decision
Failure to do something that a reasonable person guided by the ordinary considerations that ordinarily regulate human affairs would do or the doing of something reasonable and prudent person would not do
Intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing a person to rely on the false information to his or her detriment
Meaning the thing speaks for itself; legal theory requiring three elements(1) that the type of injury did not occur except for negligence, (2) that the activity was under the complete control of the defendant, and (3) That the plaintiff did not contribute to his or her own injury in any way
Meaning let the superior respond or the master speaks to the servant; the physician, supervisor, or employer may be liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of employees or subordinates
Degree of skill (proficiency), knowledge, and care ordinarily processed and employed by members in good standing within the profession
Private or civil wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for which the court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages