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BATTERED CHILD [1 record]

Record 1 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Criminology
DEF

A child who has been physically abused by a parent, a caretaker or an adult in a position of authority.

OBS

battered: Very severely beaten as to leave permanent or long-lasting effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Criminologie
CONT

Les parents des «enfants maltraités ou moralement abandonnés» peuvent faire l'objet d'une déchéance totale ou partielle de leurs droits de puissance paternelle.

OBS

Les termes «enfant maltraité» et «enfant battu» sont les plus utilisés. Voir «syndrome de l'enfant maltraité»; «syndrome de l'enfant battu».

OBS

On retrouve aussi «enfant maltraité» dans : «Causes de décès», La statistique de l'état civil, Statistique Canada, Catalogue 84-203, page 178.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Criminología
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