Wrong in United States
Wrong Definition
An Injury; a tort; a violation of right. In its most usual sense, wrong signifies an injury committed to the person or property of another, or to his relative rights, unconnected with contract; and these wrongs are committed with or without force. Rut in a more extended signification, wrong includes the violation of a contract. A failure by a man to perform his undertaking or promise is a wrong or injury to him to whom it was made. -3 Rl. Comm. 158. A public wrong is an act which is injurious to the public generally, commonly known by the name of “crime,” “misdemeanor,” or “offense;” and it is punishable in various ways, such as indictments, summary proceedings, and, upon conviction, by death, imprisonment, fine, etc. Private wrongs which are injurious to individuals, unaffecting the public. These are redressed by actions for damages, etc. See “Tort.”
Wrong in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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Wrong | Wrong in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
Wrong | Wrong in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Wrong | Wrong in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Wrong | Wrong in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Wrong | Wrong in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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An Injury; a tort; a violation of right. In its most usual sense, wrong signifies an injury committed to the person or property of another, or to his relative rights, unconnected with contract; and these wrongs are committed with or without force. Rut in a more extended signification, wrong includes the violation of a contract. A failure by a man to perform his undertaking or promise is a wrong or injury to him to whom it was made. -3 Rl. Comm. 158. A public wrong is an act which is injurious to the public generally, commonly known by the name of “crime,” “misdemeanor,” or “offense;” and it is punishable in various ways, such as indictments, summary proceedings, and, upon conviction, by death, imprisonment, fine, etc. Private wrongs which are injurious to individuals, unaffecting the public. These are redressed by actions for damages, etc. See “Tort.”
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Wrong-site surgery: hospitals have proven how to end this tragic problem. Now it’s time to make it happen.(PATIENT SAFETY), H&HN Hospitals & Health Networks; November 1, 2011; Butcher, Lola
The Wrong Side of the World.(Poem), Sing Out!; June 22, 2002; Ryan, Mick Moore, Graham
wrong, Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary; January 1, 1988
N.T. Wrong and the bibliobloggers.(Report), Bible and Critical Theory; February 1, 2010; Crossley, James
Wrong-site surgery: Officials now recommending zero tolerance., Healthcare Risk Management; February 1, 2004
Wrong-site protocol: A standard of care that can and will be used against you., Healthcare Risk Management; September 1, 2003;
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Diet, Belfast Telegraph; January 26, 2013; Ross, Deborah
Being Wrong and Learning from ‘Partial Success’, Online; May 1, 2010; Crawford, Walt
Wrong-Site Surgeries in Pennsylvania Decrease Significantly since Prevention Program Began in 2007, Managed Care Weekly Digest; June 18, 2012
Wrong-site, wrong-patient surgeries persist., HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement; January 1, 2011
Wrong-way crashes a highway enigma, New Haven Register (New Haven, CT); February 25, 2007; William Kaempffer
Wrong-site surgery rare, major injuries even more so., Healthcare Risk Management; June 1, 2006
Wrong-site surgery: officials now recommending zero tolerance: they say there’s no reason for one more wrong-site error., Healthcare Risk Management; February 1, 2004
Wrong-site surgeries seen as rare, preventable., HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement; July 1, 2006
Wrong-way driver dies in crash; Collides with tractor-trailer at I- 91, Route 34 interchange, New Haven Register (New Haven, CT); February 13, 2007; William Kaempffer
Wrong-site, wrong-patient surgeries found to persist.(Malpractice News), Renal & Urology News; December 1, 2010; Latner, Ann W.
Wrong-site protocol: a standard of care that can and will be used against you: safety steps from JCAHO must be implemented immediately., Healthcare Risk Management; September 1, 2003
Wrong-site surgeries seen as rare, preventable: degree of harm was generally low., HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement; July 1, 2006
Evolution of wrong site surgery: prevention strategies., AORN Journal; May 1, 2006; Carney, Brenda L.
ANA Endorses Wrong Site Protocol, South Carolina Nurse; January 1, 2004; Anonymous