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.
(November 2015) A hospital-acquired infection (HAI), also known as a nosocomial infection, is an infection that is acquired in a hospital or other health care facility. To emphasize both hospital and nonhospital settings, it is sometimes instead called a health careâassociated infection (HAI or HCAI). Such an infection can be acquired in hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, outpatient clinic, or other clinical settings.