health officer
health officer. A government official charged with executing and enforcing health laws. • The powers of a health officer (such as the Surgeon General) are regulated by law. [Cases: Health 361.]
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medical officer of health
medical officer of health 〈英〉医务官员 根据1933年《地方政府法》〔Local Government Act〕，医务官可由城市或乡村当局及郡委员会任命；根据1972年的《地方政府法》，地方当局如认为必要可任命此类官员。
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safety officer
An OSHA employee responsible for investigating the safety practices and procedures at a place of business. See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF1970.
emergency doctrine
emergency doctrine. 1. A legal principle exempting a person from the ordinary standard of reasonable care if that person acted instinctively to meet a sudden and urgent need for aid. — Also termed imminent-peril doctrine; sudden-emergency doctrine; sudden-peril doctrine. [Cases: Negligence 291. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 69–73.] 2. A legal principle by which consent to medical
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piercing the corporate veil
piercing the corporate veil. The judicial act of imposing personal liability on otherwise immune corporate officers, directors, and shareholders for the corporation’s wrongful acts. — Also termed disregarding the corporate entity; veil-piercing. See CORPORATE VEIL. [Cases: Corporations 1.4(1). C.J.S. Corporations §§ 9, 13.] “[C]ourts sometimes apply common law principles to ‘pierce the corporate veil’ and
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whistleblower act
whistleblower act. A federal or state law protecting employees from retaliation for disclosing employer wrong-doing, as during an investigation by a regulatory agency. • Federal laws containing whistleblower provisions include the Whistleblower Protection Act (5 USCA § 1211), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 USCA § 660), CERCLA (42 USCA § 9610), and the
commitment
commitment, n. 1. An agreement to do something in the future, esp. to assume a financial obligation (the shipper made a firm commitment to deliver the goods). 2. The act of entrusting or giving in charge (commitment of money to the bank). 3. The act of confining a person in a prison, mental hospital, or
surgeon general
Surgeon General. 1. The chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service or of a state public-health agency. 2. The chief officer of the medical departments in the armed forces. — Abbr. SG.