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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"Abuse" may or may not have a physical dimension. It is a pattern of conduct – verbal, physical or sexual – that targets and undermines another person's self-esteem and emotional well-being. It can include exertion of domination and control by humiliating, belittling, denigrating, intimidating, controlling, or isolating.  2, record 1, English, - abuse

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

maltraitance : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - maltraitance

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Actions that are abusive, neglectful, or otherwise threatening to a child's welfare.  4, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

Maltreatment: Cruel or inhumane treatment. Mistreatment: The practice of treating (someone or something) badly.  3, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

An estimated 1383 children (half of them under the age of 1 year) died from maltreatment in 1991.  5, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Frequently used as a general term for child abuse and neglect.  4, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

ill-treatment: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  6, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS

mistreatment; maltreatment: Most writers on usage have held that there is a difference between the terms "mistreat and maltreat". "To mistreat", write the Evanses, "is to treat badly or wrongly. The word suggests a deviation from accepted norm or treatment and a deviation always towards the bad. "To maltreat", to abuse, to handle roughly or cruelly, is to mistreat in a special way. The words are often used interchangeably (Horwill believes that Americans prefer "mistreat" and English "maltreat"), but "maltreat" is usually restricted to the rougher forms of mistreating.  7, record 2, English, - maltreatment

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La maltraitance implique un contexte de violence où l'enfant est asservi aux désirs irréalistes de ses parents, la punition est inadaptée, dépasse la tolérance de l'enfant par son caractère humiliant et démesuré.  1, record 2, French, - maltraitance

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

El tratar mal a una persona de palabra y de obra. Puede ser evidente o encubierto.  2, record 2, Spanish, - malos%20tratos

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

malos tratos: Expresión y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.  3, record 2, Spanish, - malos%20tratos