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SEVICES CORPORELS ENFANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Criminology
DEF

The physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.

CONT

It is often said that the reported cases of child battering represent only the "tip of the iceberg," that the much larger "underwater portion" more accurately represents the real frequency of battering.

Key term(s)
  • child beating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Criminologie
CONT

Un employé du Centre de la petite enfance «Les Petits pieds» dans le secteur Gatineau fait face à une accusation de voies de fait sur un enfant.

OBS

Dans ce contexte, «voies de fait» et «sévices corporels» s'écrivent toujours au pluriel. On suppose qu'il y a une répétition de l'acte incriminé.

Spanish

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