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NURSING HOME ABUSE LEGAL GLOSSARY |
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Glossary of Nursing
Home Abuse Law Terms
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Wandering: The ability of a nursing home
resident to move about within the nursing home aimlessly and/or without a
rational purpose or appreciation of personal safety needs.
Waiver: Knowing and voluntary
relinquishment, or release, of a right.
Willful Negligence: Intentional
performance of an unreasonable act in disregard of a known risk, that causes
harm. There is no clear distinction between willful negligence and gross
negligence.
Writ: A court order requiring the
performance of some act or giving authority to have the act done.
Wrongful Death Action: An action brought
to recover damages for the death of a person caused by a wrongful act or neglect
or unlawful violence or negligence of another; provided that no recovery for the
same damages claimed in the wrongful death action was obtained by the deceased
during his lifetime.
Wrongful Death Statute: Statutory law that
provides the representative of a decedent to bring suit alleging that the
decedent's death was caused by someone's negligent act and to seek compensation
for monetary loss suffered.
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