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LEGAL MALPRACTICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- General Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accepted medical practice
1, record 1, English, accepted%20medical%20practice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- established medical practice 2, record 1, English, established%20medical%20practice
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, the legal standard for medical malpractice liability is whether a particular therapy deviated from accepted medical practice in the community and if that therapy resulted in patient injury. 1, record 1, English, - accepted%20medical%20practice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Médecine générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pratique médicale reconnue
1, record 1, French, pratique%20m%C3%A9dicale%20reconnue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pratique médicale établie 2, record 1, French, pratique%20m%C3%A9dicale%20%C3%A9tablie
correct, feminine noun
- pratique médicale acceptée 3, record 1, French, pratique%20m%C3%A9dicale%20accept%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les symptômes d'hypersensibilité seront traités selon les pratiques médicales établies. 2, record 1, French, - pratique%20m%C3%A9dicale%20reconnue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- attorney malpractice
1, record 2, English, attorney%20malpractice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- legal malpractice 1, record 2, English, legal%20malpractice
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lawyer’s failure to render professional services with the skill, prudence, and diligence that an ordinary and reasonable lawyer would use under similar circumstances. 2, record 2, English, - attorney%20malpractice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faute professionnelle de l'avocat
1, record 2, French, faute%20professionnelle%20de%20l%27avocat
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faute professionnelle de l'avocat : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - faute%20professionnelle%20de%20l%27avocat
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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