Definitions for child abuse
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
child′ abuse`(n.)
beating, neglect, or other mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian.
Category: Sociology
Origin of child abuse:
1970–75
Princeton's WordNet
child abuse(noun)
the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
Wiktionary
child abuse(Noun)
The physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Child Abuse
Abuse of children in a family, institutional, or other setting. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
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