Life Sciences

Life Sciences

The life sciences encompass all the fields of science concerned with the study of living organisms, and not ecluding other subjects such as bioethics.

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magistrate

Life Sciences; Regulatory

A part time or full time court official authorized to try misdemeanor cases without a jury, and to perform certain other duties of the court, such as issuing inspection warrants.

market withdrawal

Life Sciences; Regulatory

"Market withdrawal" means a firm's removal or correction of a distributed product which involves a minor violation for which FDA would not initiate legal action, or which involves ...

memorandum of understanding (mou)

Life Sciences; Regulatory

This is a formal agreement with a state or local agency. The agreement does not involve a transfer of funds or a transfer of personal or real property (Agreements calling for ...

monition

Life Sciences; Regulatory

A formal order commanding something be done or not done. In seizure actions, a monition is a warning that goods are under the jurisdiction of a district court and nothing may be ...

motion

Life Sciences; Regulatory

An application to a court, either written or oral, for a rule or order, such as to permit postseizure sampling.

mutual recognition agreement (mra)

Life Sciences; Regulatory

A type of memorandum of understanding that provides for the mutual assessment of the comparability of specific FDA programs or activities with those of a foreign regulatory ...

nolo contendere

Life Sciences; Regulatory

A plea in a criminal case which is essentially the same as a guilty plea. The only difference is that a guilty plea may be used as evidence in a subsequent civil suit against the ...