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PATTERN ABUSE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-06-19

English

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

Refers to a series of acts of abuse or maltreatment that are repetitive and predictable in nature and are recognizably consistent. These acts are done with the aim of exerting power and control over the victim.

French

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

Désigne une série d'actes de maltraitance répétitifs et prévisibles qui s'inscrivent dans un processus continu. Ces actes sont commis dans le but de contrôler la victime et d'exercer un pouvoir sur celle-ci.

OBS

schéma 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 2014-02-24

English

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

A three-stage cycle ... that includes a period of building tension, the battering episode itself, and then a "honeymoon" phase, during ... [which] the man tries to make up with the woman, showers her with affection, and acts repentant (and may sincerely feel that way).

French

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

Cette séquence d'événements «tension-éclatement-lune de miel» constitue une sorte de mouvement perpétuel formant le cycle de la violence.

Spanish

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