Medicine in United States
Medicine Definition
The art of understanding diseases and curing or relieving them when possible. It is that branch of physic which relates to the healing of diseases. It is not restricted to any particular methods or remedies. 71 111. App. 239. The term “medicine” is not limited to substances supposed to possess curative or remedial properties, but has also the meaning of the healing art, the science of preserving health and treating disease for the purpose of cure, whether such treatment involves the use of medical substances or not. 278 111. 257.
Medicine in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| Medicine | Medicine in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Link | Description |
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| Medicine | Medicine in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Medicine | Medicine in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Medicine in the Dictionaries | Medicine in our legal dictionaries |
| http://lawi.us/medicine | The URI of Medicine (more about URIs) |
| Medicine related entries | Find related entries of Medicine |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
The art of understanding diseases and curing or relieving them when possible. It is that branch of physic which relates to the healing of diseases. It is not restricted to any particular methods or remedies. 71 111. App. 239. The term “medicine” is not limited to substances supposed to possess curative or remedial properties, but has also the meaning of the healing art, the science of preserving health and treating disease for the purpose of cure, whether such treatment involves the use of medical substances or not. 278 111. 257.
Notice
This definition of Medicine is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Medicine in State Statute Topics
Introduction to Medicine (State statute topic)
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Resources
Further Reading
- Information about Medicine in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.