Chapter 5 Vocabulary (HS2)

Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish

A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process

Someone who has the power or authority to act as the representative of another

Physical or verbal attack on another person; treatment or care given to a person without obtaining proper consent

Unlawfully touching another person without that person's consent

Laws that focus on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person's rights

Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence, or kept to one's self

An agreement between two or more persons

Law that focuses on behavior known as crime; deals with the wrongs against a person, property, or society

Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation