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  • 31Neurotransmitter-stress syndrome — is the proposed name by mental health professionals in the United States to replace schizophrenia. The rationale for changing the name of schizophrenia to Neurotransmitter stress syndrome is to prevent stigma and mispreceptions regarding the… …

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  • 32diversion — di·ver·sion /də vər zhən, dī / n: the act or an instance of diverting: as a: an unauthorized rerouting or appropriation diversion of funds b: suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates… …

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  • 33malpractice — mal·prac·tice /ˌmal prak təs/ n: negligence, misconduct, lack of ordinary skill, or a breach of duty in the performance of a professional service (as in medicine) resulting in injury or loss Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …

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  • 34peculation — pec·u·la·tion /ˌpe kyə lā shən/ n [Late Latin peculation peculatio, from Latin peculari to embezzle, from peculium private property, from pecu cattle]: misappropriation esp. of public funds Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …

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  • 35prostitution — pros·ti·tu·tion /ˌpräs tə tü shən, tyü / n: the act or practice of engaging in sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money; also: the crime of engaging in such activity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prosti …

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  • 36waste — n 1: destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usu. to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest… …

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  • 37Ministry of Housing and Local Government v Sharp — [1970] 2 QB 223, is an English tort law case concerning assumption of responsibility. Facts An employee of the authority failed to exercise reasonable skill and care in searching for entries in the local land charges register. The search… …

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  • 38maladministration — I noun bad job, blunder, botchery, bungling, default, dereliction of duty, evasion of duty, failure of duty, incompetency, inefficiency, inefficient management, malfeasance, malversation, misadministration, misapplication, misconduct,… …

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  • 39corruption — I noun abuse of public trust, act of bribing, act of profiteering, baseness, breach of faith, breach of trust, bribery, complicity, conduct involving graft, corrupt inducement, corruptela, corruptibility, corruptio, crime, criminality, debasement …

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  • 40force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …

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