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ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A relationship in which there is an imbalance of power between the perpetrator of abuse and the victim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Relation dans laquelle se manifeste un rapport de pouvoir entre l'auteur de maltraitance et la victime.

OBS

relation de maltraitance : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
OBS

This term is often encountered in phrases like: "to stay in an abusive relationship", "to return to an abusive relationship".

CONT

The fact that battered women often use a shelter several times, returning to the abusive relationships between such visits, ... reflects the nature of the problem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

On dit par exemple «poursuivre une relation de violence».

OBS

Une relation ne peut pas être qualifiée de «violente» : «violent» se dit de quelque chose qui est d'une intensité extrême ou qui exige une très grande force physique. Outre ce terme, l'on pourrait aussi songer à la formule «relation où il y a violence (verbale, physique, morale)».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Problemas sociales
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