Definitions for child abuse
child abuse

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1. child abusenoun

   the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children

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1. child abusenoun

   The physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child.

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1. Child abuse

   Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or a caregiver. Child abuse may include any act or failure to act by a parent or a caregiver that results in actual or potential harm to a child and can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools, or communities the child interacts with. The terms child abuse and child maltreatment are often used interchangeably, although some researchers make a distinction between them, treating child maltreatment as an umbrella term to cover neglect, exploitation, and trafficking. Different jurisdictions have different requirements for mandatory reporting and have developed different definitions of what constitutes child abuse, and therefore have different criteria to remove children from their families or to prosecute a criminal charge.

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1. child abuse

   Child abuse refers to any action by another person (usually an adult), which causes significant harm to a child. This harm can be physical, emotional, sexual or can involve neglect, and can range from a single incident to an ongoing pattern of behavior. Child abuse can occur within a variety of settings, including homes, schools or communities the child interacts with. It typically involves an infringement of a child's rights by a person who is in a position of power, trust or responsibility.

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1. Child abuse

   Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department for Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Child abuse can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing a child from his/her family and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. According to the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, child abuse is "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm". However, Douglas J. Besharov, the first Director of the U.S. Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, states "the existing laws are often vague and overly broad" and there is a "lack of consensus among professionals and Child Protective Services personnel about what the terms abuse and neglect mean". Susan Orr, former head of the United States Children’s Bureau U.S. Department of Health and Services- Administration for Children and Families, 2001-2007, states that "much that is now defined as child abuse and neglect does not merit governmental interference".

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1. Child Abuse

   Abuse of children in a family, institutional, or other setting. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

Matched Categories

1. • Maltreatment

How to pronounce child abuse?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of child abuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of child abuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of child abuse in a Sentence

1. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance:

   I am confident that the experienced homicide and child abuse prosecutors in my office will see that justice is served in this tragic case.

2. Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner Thomas Allman:

   Where are the systematic failures that possibly could have prevented this? we do not have a national database for child abuse allegations.

3. September Goldman:

   Suggesting to my 9-year-old child she does is child abuse, not education.

4. Ken Paxton:

   It is shocking and sad that Joe Biden would champion cruel forms of child abuse such as genital mutilation through forced so-called sex-change operations and the prescription of dangerous puberty blockers, i will always defend the children of Texas from these inhumane procedures.

5. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood:

   This has shaken my staff to the core, that little girl had been subjected to the most unspeakable measure of torture for an extended period of time. This is child abuse, the likes of which we haven't experienced here (in Plumas County).

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=child abuse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Child_Abuse
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Abuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=child abuse