Relief
Dr Crusher may not merely disagree with the captain, but can be compelled to relieve him of command on medical grounds. This happens in Lonely Among Us after the life-form accidentally trapped from the energy cloud finds its way into the captain's body, though it comes too late as he (they) then immediately transport (back) into the cloud.
Dr Crusher orders the captain to his bed against his wishes in Angel One when he is ill from the ship-wide virus.
The captain accepts that his chief medical officer can order him to take a vacation, but Beverly leaves it for the rest of the crew to persuade Jean-Luc to take a break in Captain's Holiday.
On the other hand, the captain has no hesitation in relieving Beverly in Suspicions when she disobeys a direct instruction from him and performs an autopsy on the Ferengi scientist, Dr Reyga.
Dr Crusher relieves doctor Toby Russell of her medical duties during Ethics after the visiting physician's cavalier approach to experimental care costs a patient their life.
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