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12th Grade
10/20/2011

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Public Liability
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a situation in which a member of the public is hurt or damage is caused to their property by a company's actions or products
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Incorporation
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the forming of a new corporation. the corporation may be a business, a non-profit organisation, sports club, or a government of a new city or town.
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Duty of Care
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a responsibility to take care over what happens to someone or something
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Liable
Definition
having (legal) responsibility for something or someone
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Negligence
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the failure to exercise that degree of care that, in the circumstances, the law requires for the protection of other persons or those interests of other persons that may be injuriously affected by the want of such care.eg.involving a civil action for compensation for damages filed by a person who claims to have suffered an injury or loss in an accident caused by another's negligence
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Professional Liability
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the legal responsibility of a professional person such as a doctor, lawyer, etc. to pay for any damage, harm, or loss that they cause as they do their job
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Discrimination
Definition
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc.
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Product Liability
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the area of law that deals with a company's responsibility when a customer is injured or harmed by a product
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Criminal Law
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the part of the legal system which relates to punishing people who break the law
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Civil Law
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the part of the legal system which relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime
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Legal Compliance
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the process or procedure to ensure that an organisation follows relevant laws, regulations and business rules
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Implied Consent
Definition
form of consent whichh is not expressly granted by a person, but rather inferred from a person's actionsand the facts and circumstances of a particular situation.
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Contributory Negligence
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when it is decided in court that a person who has been hurt in an accident was partly responsible for their own injuries because they failed to act in a way that could have prevented the accident or the injuries
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Consent
Definition
permission or agreement
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Legislation
Definition
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament
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Professional Indemnity
Definition
type of insurance designed to protect your business against any claims arising from bad negligent advice or services
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Paraphrasing
Definition
rewording and retelling something that someone said to you.
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Mediation
Definition
where an independant person works with two conflicting parties trying to come to an resolution to sort the conflict out.
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Smoothing
Definition
Doing what the person wants instead of your own to solve conflict. win-lose
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Withdrawal
Definition
Pulling yourself out of the conflict
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Compromise
Definition
coming to an agreement where both parties agree.
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Forcing
Definition
Do what you think is right and not worry about what others think
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Confrontation
Definition
Someone being agressive toward someone else
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Authortarian
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Strict and firm. Main focus is on winning. Doesn't ask for help and is demanding
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Democratic
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Everyone has a say. Include people in decision making. Mutual benfit
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Casual
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Layed back. People have a lot of say and do what they want. May take advantage of the coach. Easy to get along with
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Cooperative
Definition
Coaches and athletes work together to achieve a goal.
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Friendly
Definition
Approachable. Makes it fun. Still learning things
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