A patient tells the nurse that he had money in the top drawer of his bedside table that is now missing. He is phoning his attorney and plans to press charges. The nurse realizes this patient is planning to implement which type of law?
1. Contract law
2. Tort law
3. Common law
4. Criminal law
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Rationale 1: Contract law is a way to govern promises or agreements made between two parties.
Rationale 2: A tort is a wrongful act committed against another person or the person's property. The primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for damages.
Rationale 3: Common law is a system of law based on precedent rather than statutory laws.
Rationale 4: Criminal law involves the prosecution by the government of a person for an act that has been classified as a crime. The patient is claiming that money was stolen, which is a crime.
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