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MALTRAITANCE EMOTIVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
CONT

Children and Family Services Act[,] Nova Scotia[:] "emotional abuse" means acts that seriously interfere with a child's healthy development, emotional functioning and attachment to others such as (i) rejection, (ii) isolation, including depriving the child from normal social interactions, (iii) deprivation of affection or cognitive stimulation, (iv) inappropriate criticism, humiliation or expectations of or threats or accusations toward the child, or (v) any other similar acts[.]

OBS

emotional violence: Although some authors would argue that the meanings of the terms "emotional abuse" and "emotional 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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

violence émotionnelle; violence émotive : Bien que certains auteurs affirment que les sens des termes «maltraitance émotionnelle»/«maltraitance émotive» et «violence émotionnelle»/«violence émotive » 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 émotionnel; mauvais traitement émotif : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel pour désigner des actes concrets.

Key term(s)
  • mauvais traitements émotionnels
  • mauvais traitements émotifs

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-11-25

English

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

Early Childhood Services Act[. New Brunswick.] The Minister may issue a protection order under this section if, after receiving information from an inspector under subsection 22(8), the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that (a) there is an imminent danger to the health, safety or well-being of a child who is receiving services at the licensed facility, or (b) the operator has failed to ensure that (i) no child receiving services at the licensed facility is subjected to any form of physical punishment or verbal or emotional abuse, or (ii) no child receiving services at the licensed facility is denied physical necessities.

French

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

maltraitance émotionnelle; maltraitance émotive : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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