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ABUSE PERPETRATOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abuser
1, record 1, English, abuser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- perpetrator of abuse 2, record 1, English, perpetrator%20of%20abuse
correct
- abuse perpetrator 3, record 1, English, abuse%20perpetrator
correct
- perpetrator of maltreatment 4, record 1, English, perpetrator%20of%20maltreatment
correct
- maltreatment perpetrator 2, record 1, English, maltreatment%20perpetrator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Previous studies estimated that most maltreatment takes place in community-based settings but could also occur in institutions, for example nursing homes, residential care facilities and even hospitals and sheltered housing ... Abusers in the community were usually identified as family members, most likely the victim's spouse, adult son or daughter ... 5, record 1, English, - abuser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maltraiteur
1, record 1, French, maltraiteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maltraiteuse 2, record 1, French, maltraiteuse
correct, feminine noun
- auteur de maltraitance 3, record 1, French, auteur%20de%20maltraitance
correct, masculine noun
- auteure de maltraitance 2, record 1, French, auteure%20de%20maltraitance
correct, feminine noun
- autrice de maltraitance 2, record 1, French, autrice%20de%20maltraitance
correct, feminine noun
- auteur de mauvais traitements 4, record 1, French, auteur%20de%20mauvais%20traitements
correct, masculine noun
- auteure de mauvais traitements 2, record 1, French, auteure%20de%20mauvais%20traitements
correct, feminine noun
- autrice de mauvais traitements 2, record 1, French, autrice%20de%20mauvais%20traitements
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Derecho de familia (common law)
- Problemas sociales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abusador
1, record 1, Spanish, abusador
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Penal Law
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- perpetrator of abuse
1, record 2, English, perpetrator%20of%20abuse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- abuse perpetrator 2, record 2, English, abuse%20perpetrator
correct
- perpetrator of maltreatment 2, record 2, English, perpetrator%20of%20maltreatment
correct
- maltreatment perpetrator 2, record 2, English, maltreatment%20perpetrator
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once a perpetrator of abuse has appropriated the power to verbally restrict his partner's day-to-day life choices, physical violence then serves as both the abuser's means of enforcing that control and the punishment for attempts to resist it. 3, record 2, English, - perpetrator%20of%20abuse
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit pénal
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- auteur de maltraitance
1, record 2, French, auteur%20de%20maltraitance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- auteure de maltraitance 1, record 2, French, auteure%20de%20maltraitance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- autrice de maltraitance 1, record 2, French, autrice%20de%20maltraitance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
auteur de maltraitance; auteure de maltraitance; autrice de maltraitance : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - auteur%20de%20maltraitance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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