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Personal Injury Law Glossary

Trying to decipher an acronym? Attempting to understand legal jargon? The Personal Injury Law glossary gives you access to definitions for the Accidents and Injuries terminology commonly used in documents, discussions with legal professionals and court proceedings. This Personal Injury Law glossary will help you understand the legal terms and phrases which are relevant to Car Accidents, negligence, and other Personal Injury areas of law.

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Accident
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Accident Insurance
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Average Daily Wage (Adw)
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Average Weekly Wage (Aww)
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Causation
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Disability
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Endangerment
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Independent Medical Examination (Ime)
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Living Will
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Medicaid
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Negligence
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No-Duty Doctrine
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Pain And Suffering
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Patients' Rights
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Permanent Partial Disability (Ppd)
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Permanent Total Disability (Ptd)
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Physical Therapy (Pt)
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Public Duty Doctrine
What is 'Public Duty Doctrine'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Recover
What is 'Recover'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Res Ipsa Loquitur
What is 'Res Ipsa Loquitur'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Social Security Disability Benefits (Ssdi)
What is 'Social Security Disability Benefits (Ssdi)'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Statewide Average Weekly Wage (Saww)
What is 'Statewide Average Weekly Wage (Saww)'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Temporary Partial Disability (Tpd)
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Temporary Total Disability (Ttd)
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Tort
What is 'Tort'? Learn more about legal terms and the law at FindLaw.com
Tort Reform
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Vocational Rehabilitation (Vr)
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