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WILFUL INFLICTION HARM [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

The law has for many years also recognised the need to protect children from the wilful infliction of harm by parents, guardians or those in loco parentis ... a person who 'wilfully assaults' a child or 'causes or procures him to be assaulted ... in a manner likely to cause him unnecessary suffering or injury to health' commits an offence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

infliction volontaire de dommage; infliction volontaire de préjudice : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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