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MATERIAL ABUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

... material abuse[,] often involving widowed adults living alone and perpetrated by a distant relative or a non-relative rather than by a close family member.

OBS

financial violence: Although some authors would argue that the meanings of the terms "financial abuse" and "financial violence" differ, because "abuse" means a pattern of behaviour intended to exercise control, whereas "violence" can be punctual in nature, the two terms are mostly used interchangeably.

OBS

financial mistreatment: The term "financial mistreatment" is sometimes used for this concept, even though, according to some authors, "mistreatment" has a broader scope than "abuse."

French

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

violence financière : Bien que certains auteurs affirment que les sens des termes «maltraitance financière» et «violence financière» diffèrent, car la «maltraitance» est un schéma de comportement adopté dans le but de contrôler, tandis que la «violence» peut être ponctuelle, ces termes sont le plus souvent employés de façon interchangeable.

OBS

mauvais traitement financier; mauvais traitement matériel : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel pour désigner des actes concrets.

OBS

abus financier : Bien qu'il soit présent dans l'usage, le terme «abus financier» est à éviter dans le sens de «maltraitance financière», car «abus» signifie notamment excès.

Key term(s)
  • mauvais traitements financiers
  • mauvais traitements matériels

Spanish

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