Sentences with phrase «as definition of abuse»

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(If you expand your definition of «dirty» to include resources from countries that abuse human rights, disregard labour standards or fund terrorist organizations, as conservative commentator Ezra Levant does in his new tome, Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands, the range of options shrinks even more.)

The text and context make it clear, I believe, that the Canon — in sharpest contrast to the almost unlimited elasticity of the Dallas definition of sexual abuse — is not so vague as Ms. Miller suggests.

Here is the definition of sexual abuse adopted by the bishops: «Sexual abuse includes contacts or interactions between a child and an adult when the child is being used as an object of sexual gratification for the adult.

Problem definition is time - consuming, a deep journey into our own prejudices and hopes for a Christian faith that actually makes a difference, a horrible awakening that giants of the faith may have little faith in God and more in courts and money, that fame - seekers exist within the church system and garner friends as shields, that a man that marries a second wife may wish to destroy the first wife at any cost, and that authors can indeed write good books but run away from women speaking of their own abuse, and that prior friendships dictate the limits of Christianity....

Following closely on the heels of that media circus was the publication last week of a new book by Dr. Bennet Omalu, Truth Doesn't Have a Side, and interviews in which Dr. Omalu, as he has for several years, argues that letting kids play football is the «definition» of child abuse.

«Abuse and all of its adjuncts, including infidelity, is far too pernicous to be left open to public opinion as to what its true definition is.»

But Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Bethesda, Md., says the change in the alcohol definition is a step in the right direction, because abuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependAbuse in Bethesda, Md., says the change in the alcohol definition is a step in the right direction, because abuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependabuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependence.

Physicians use different definitions of «reasonable medical certainty» when testifying as expert witnesses in child abuse cases.

Unfortunately, the definition of neglect isn't as specific as it could be, and often neglect can be just as devastating as abuse for a dog.

The knowledge that self - represented litigants are — almost by definition — under - funded can often prod opposing lawyers to engage in litigation practices that would otherwise be considered as vexatious or as an abuse of the court's processes if conducted against a fellow Member of the Bar.

If the prosecutor in a criminal trial failed to convince the trier of fact (the judge or jury) that no reasonable doubt existed as to the defendant's guilt, a plaintiff may nevertheless be able to show that it was more likely than not (the definition of a preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant committed the child abuse alleged in a civil trial.

The amendment uses the same definition of «child pornography» as is used in the Criminal Code (Canada)-- s. 163.1 (1)-- and has included that definition under The Child and Family Services Act's existing definition of «child abuse».

She reported that Rights of Women had issued judicial review proceedings in respect of the domestic violence criteria, arguing that they were unlawful as they effectively narrowed the (quite broad) statutory definition of domestic abuse that has been accepted by the government.

Vermont law provides a broad definition of abuse as it applies to vulnerable adults.

In reality, marijuana is illegal federally because it was classified by members of Congress in 1970 as a Schedule I prohibited substance, which means by definition Congress says that cannabis possesses the highest potential for abuse of any controlled substance available, that it is so unsafe for healing consumption that it could not be administered safely even within a hospital setting.

That creates a situation where the policy would be written in such a way as to encourage abuse, which is essentially the definition of a moral hazard.

The changes sharpen requirements for such items as a general claims release upon termination and tighten the definition of termination for «cause» to such things as a single act of substance abuse materially injurious to the company, for example.

They are also more susceptible to abuse and neglect, as their only definition of the right thing to do is whatever an adult tells them to do.

Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect [Video] Indiana Department of Child Services (2014) Provides definitions and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatAbuse and Neglect [Video] Indiana Department of Child Services (2014) Provides definitions and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatabuse and neglect in children as well as information on how to report suspected child maltreatment.

For example, some programs contain examples of people behaving disrespectfully toward one another, which could serve as a model for children to engage in the kind of verbal abuse that qualifies as bullying in most definitions.1, 32 Because watching television can be habit - forming, parents should be encouraged to limit the television viewing of their young children in accord with American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, 38 which recommend no television for children younger than 2 years old and limited television thereafter.

Child physical abuse has been defined by the World Health Organization as the intentional use of physical force against a child that results or has a high likelihood of resulting in harm for the child's health, survival, development or dignity.2 Legal definitions of physical abuse typically require physical harm to have occurred; governmental definitions of abuse and neglect are not uniform.

«The National Family Violence Survey upon which Straus bases his major conclusions about the relative rates of violence by partners and against children rely solely on self - reported acts of force by adults, do not determine whether these acts actually occurred, employ a definition of child abuse that bears little or no relation to the definitions used in the child welfare field or by the courts, and take no account of actual consequences, such as injury.

Some definitions of physical abuse do not include perpetrator intent; others reflect motive rather than injury type.3 Additionally, definitions of physical abuse are culturally determined, and what is considered abusive in one society may not be in another.4, 5 In many societies, physical violence against children as a method of punishment is endorsed by parents, sanctioned by societal institutions (such as schools) and allowed by law.

Protecting the Abused and Neglected Child: A Guide for Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 3,676 KB) Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (2015) Explains the child abuse reporting law in Washington state as well as the definitions of negligence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and abandonAbuse and Neglect (PDF - 3,676 KB) Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (2015) Explains the child abuse reporting law in Washington state as well as the definitions of negligence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and abandonabuse reporting law in Washington state as well as the definitions of negligence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and abandonabuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and abandonabuse, sexual exploitation, and abandonment.

Modifies the definition of relative as it relates to abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings.

There is quite a debate as to what constitutes substance abuse, so here are the definitions of substance dependence and substance abuse paraphrased from the (DSMIV) Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders: Substance dependence is defined as when a person continues to use the substance despite significant substance related problems and a minimum of (3) of the following signs are present at any time during the same year.

The explanatory memorandum suggests what maybe included in a possible definition of the term includes situations of vulnerability such as domestic violence, economic abuse and financial crisis.

Gardner's proposition as to the cause of PAS is rendered tautological by the following kind of circular reasoning: an alienated child (who is supposedly distinct from an abused child) has by definition a brainwashing parent; hence if a child is alienated, then a brainwashing parent exists and is the sole cause.»

The precise definition of type of abuse or neglect, as well as the types of incidences that may be substantiated, vary according among jurisdictions.