cohort. in epidemiology a group of individuals who share a characteristic acquired at the same time. The term usually refers to a birth cohort, which contains animals born in a specified time period.cohort studies. a prospective or follow-up, analytical, epidemiological study.ohort. in epidemiology a group of individuals who share a characteristic acquired at the same time. The term usually refers to a birth cohort, which contains animals born in a specified time period.
The Miranda warnings originated in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, which set forth the following warning and accompanying rights: 1  You have the right to remain silent; 2  Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law;
As other states have had occasion to review the principles spelled out in Tarasoff , a variety of legal analyses has emerged. In some cases, the courts were called on to interpret a statutory duty to warn, while in others the duty to warn was created by common law. In Colorado , Louisiana , Michigan , Missouri , Vermont and New Jersey , courts have recognized a duty to warn only if the client identified a specific intended victim. Courts in other states ( Wisconsin , Delaware , Washington , Nebraska ) have found a duty to warn if there is a general threat or a threat to the public at large.