Definition. Selective incorporation is the process that has evolved over the years, through court cases and rulings, used by the United Supreme Court to insure the rights of the people are not violated by state laws or procedures.n this lesson we will discuss how a person's rights granted under the Constitution of the United States are protected from laws enacted by states through the process of selective incorporation. We also provide an example of selective incorporation in the case of Miranda v. Arizona.
acquired. [ÉkwÄ«â²Érd]. Etymology: L, acquirere, to obtain. pertaining to a characteristic, condition, or disease originating after birth, not caused by hereditary or developmental factors but by a reaction to environmental influences outside of the organism. An example is acquired immunity. Compare congenital, familial, hereditary. adjective New; not inherited.
penalized for hospital-acquired conditions that are considered preventable. WHAT IS A HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED CONDITION? An HAC is a condition, generally an infection or adverse effect, which a patient acquires while receiving care for another condition at a hospital or medical facility. Another term used interchangeably is HAI. The infection, or condition, is not present or incubating at the time of a patientâs admission to the hospital for another, unrelated treatment or diagnosis.1 A few of the more common hospital-acquired conditions are catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, and pneumonia.