Week 2 Funeral Service Practitioners and Staff Flashcards

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1
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Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling, personal and/or written contact that come after the funeral

A

aftercare

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An examination of a human body, organ, or other body part following death to determine the cause and manner of death

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autopsy

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Diseases, injuries, or complications that resulted in death

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cause of death

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A public officer whose duty it is to investigate cause of death when the question of accident, suicide, or homicide may be evident or where there was no doctor in attendance

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coroner

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The attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation.

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due diligence

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The intentional failure or the reckless disregard of the consequences with respect to conduct affecting the life or property of another

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gross negligent act

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a claim or charge against real or personal property for payment of some debt

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lien

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failure to perform a professional service with the ability and care generally exercised by others in the profession.

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malpractice

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the mode of death, such as accident, homicide, natural, or suicide

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manner of death

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a forensically-trained physician whose duty it is to investigate questionable or unattended deaths (has replaced the coroner in many states)

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medical examiner

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condition which may result from an outrageous intentional or grossly negligent act and may be accompanied by physical injury

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mental anguish

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any altering or change made to a dead human body from the time of death, other than by natural causes

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mutilation

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failure to exercise reasonable care

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negligence

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an act with complete disregard for proper conduct which transcends the bounds of common decency

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outrageous act

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an action to recover possession of wrongfully withheld personal property

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replevin

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a private or civil wrong against a person or his or her property, other than by breach of contract, for which there may be action for damages

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tort