Sentences with phrase «defined by the abuse»

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Elder financial abuse or exploitation is defined as the unauthorized, illegal or inappropriate use of an aging adult's financial resources by a person in a position of trust.

The ensuing years were instead better defined by arrogance, entitlement and abuses of power.

So in America (s) we have system defined by the rich get richer the poor stay in minimum wage, in China child labor is allowed, in the diamond mines in Africa abuses are allowed for the precious gift, smoking is allowed to exist (even if it kills you), etc..

Perhaps it is hard to feel some personal animus toward typical bureau mumblings that defend the indefensible, like Clarence Kelley's apology for the FBI («Power abused perhaps can be explained and possibly even be excused, but only when the explanation is truthful, contrite, and is accompanied by a well - defined plan to prevent a recurrence»).

With the exception of the former church custodian, no one has really defined what they mean by abused.

By the time I was reading his volume that dealt with this very subject — «Churches that Abuse» (1993), my own studies and experiences had taught me just how right these concerns were and just how often we deny the Apostolic mandate and deny and forbid those things that the New Testament clearly defines as ours in the liberty of Gods goodness and grace.

The United Nations defines modern slavery, or human trafficking, thus: «the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.

Perhaps you need to define what you mean by abuse.

Federal legislation provides guidance to States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect.

The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)(42 U.S.C.A. § 5106g), as amended by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, defines child abuse and neglect as, at minAbuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)(42 U.S.C.A. § 5106g), as amended by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, defines child abuse and neglect as, at minabuse and neglect as, at minimum:

Emotional abuse of a child is commonly defined as a pattern of behavior by parents or caregivers that has negative mental impact on the child.

Adversity is commonly defined as anything children perceive as a threat to their physical safety or that jeopardizes their family or social structure, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, bullying by peers, violence at home, parental divorce, separation or death, parental substance abuse, living in a neighborhood with high crime rates, homelessness, discrimination, poverty and the loss of a relative or another loved one.

Love Is Respect defines dating violence as physical, sexual or emotional abuse by someone you're in a relationship with, and statistics on the site say that one in three U.S. teens will experience dating violence of some kind before their...

From the title down, it arrives prepackaged and closed to interpretation, which doesn't do justice to lives defined by instability and a legacy of abuse that spans at least three generations.

Story - editing by Linda Davis takes us through two years with the OPD, and into the massive systemic abuse that defines American policing.

Olweus (1993) defines bullying as verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power.

So councils, who have become chief cheerleaders for policing subjective complaints, define hate speech as including «any behavior, verbal abuse or insults, offensive leaflets, posters, gestures as perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by hostility, prejudice or hatred».

Most provinces in Canada, including Ontario, have put in place legislation to prevent fee abuses in the debt settlement industry by limiting upfront fees and defining fee limits.

Animal Cruelty (Intentional) or Animal Abuse (Neglect) is defined in two parts, by an intentional act of violence towards an animal (s) or by animal neglect, causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

A. 3012, sponsored by Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, R - Somerset, and Sen. Christopher Bateman, R - 16, defines, prohibits and sets penalties for the sexual abuse of animals.

Wisconsin allows «household pets,» defined as domestic animals that are not farm animals, that are kept, owned, or cared for by the petitioner or by a family member or a household member of the petitioner, to be included in restraining orders or injunctions in domestic abuse cases, child abuse cases, and cases filed by «individuals as risk.»

It also illustrates her personal growth since the events of the first game, making a point of how she's learned to define herself by her own actions rather than the praise and abuse heaped upon her by her one - time beau.

In an action that will probably come to define his tenure as presidential science adviser, he's released a detailed report attempting to debunk highly publicized charges by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) that Bush administration has systematically abused science.

Sexual abuse of a patient is defined broadly, and means «sexual intercourse or other forms of physical sexual relations between the member and the patient», «touching, of a sexual nature, of the patient by the member», or «behaviour or remarks of a sexual nature by the member towards the patient» (Code s. 1 (3)-RRB-.

The Fraud Act 2006 (FrA 2006) defines three classes of fraud: (i) by false representation; (ii) by failing to disclose information; and (iii) by abuse of position.

Fourth, in § 160.203, several criteria relating to the statutory grounds for exception determinations have been further spelled out: (1) The words «related to the provision of or payment for health care» have been added to the exception for fraud and abuse; (2) the words «to the extent expressly authorized by statute or regulation» have been added to the exception for state regulation of health plans; (3) the words «of serving a compelling need related to public health, safety, or welfare, and, where a standard, requirement, or implementation specification under part 164 of this subchapter is at issue, where the Secretary determines that the intrusion into privacy is warranted when balanced against the need to be served» have been added to the general exception «for other purposes»; and (4) the statutory provision regarding controlled substances has been elaborated on as follows: «Has as its principal purpose the regulation of the manufacture, registration, distribution, dispensing, or other control of any controlled substance, as defined at 21 U.S.C. 802, or which is deemed a controlled substance by state law.»

(I) Whether one of the parties has committed an act of child abuse or neglect as defined in section 18-6-401, C.R.S., or as defined under the law of any state, which factor must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.

Verbal abuse, or verbal bullying, is any negative defining statement told to a victim or about a victim, or by withholding any response, thereby defining the target as non-existent.

«No benefits will be paid due to Injury or death caused by, contributed to by or related to the following and / or their treatments and / or complications thereof: Sickness; Suicide or intentional self - inflicted Injury or poisoning; War, declared or undeclared; Acts of terrorism; While committing or attempting to commit a crime; Taking of illegal or non-prescribed drugs, or addiction or misuse of prescription drugs; Alcohol abuse or addiction, or being under the influence of alcohol, as defined by the vehicle code of the state or province in which the Accident has occurred; Mental or Nervous Disorders; Pre-Existing Conditions; Subjective Pain or other symptoms unless supported by objective medical findings; Pregnancy and pregnancy - related conditions including but not limited to fertility, pre-natal care, childbirth, miscarriage, abortion or postpartum conditions; Nuclear, biological or chemical exposure as a result of war, declared or undeclared or terrorism.»

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The prevalence and physical and psychological effects of intimate partner violence (IPV), defined as physical, emotional, financial and / or sexual abuse perpetrated against the victim by an intimate partner are well documented among women in the general population.1 — 7 Little is known, however, about the extent and consequences of IPV among immigrant women.

More broadly defined, breakdown can be asked for by foster parents or support staff (for example in case of an abusing foster parent).

The parents are angry and distrustful and exchanges between them are defined by ongoing and continuous verbal abuse.

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ACEs occur in three categories: abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction (CDC, 2014).

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.

Change Your World» author and Parental Alienation Awareness Organization advocate Berni Xiong has defined parental alienation as a form of «emotional and mental abuse» caused by the person doing the «alienating on those who are being alienated from each other.

A large - scale survey of young adults by the NSPCC showed that seven per cent had, as children, suffered serious physical abuse, defined as violence causing injury or occurring regularly throughout childhood.

As defined by a Houston victim legal advocacy agency, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic abuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's parAbuse, Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic abuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's parabuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's partner.

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), can be broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, friends, or cohabitation.

Logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate the mediation hypotheses, using an established 3 - step procedure.48 First, we investigated whether there was a significant bivariate association between a high level of maladaptive parenting (operationally defined as ≥ 3 maladaptive parenting behaviors) or abuse during childhood or early adolescence (by a mean age of 14 years) and risk for suicide attempts during late adolescence or early adulthood (reported at a mean age of 22 years) and whether the magnitude of this association was reduced when interpersonal difficulties during middle adolescence (reported at a mean age of 16 years) were controlled statistically.

In such actions which involve an allegation of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect as defined in s. 39.01, which allegation is verified and determined by the court to be well - founded, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child.

They are deeply and rightly concerned that the construct of «parental alienation» defined by Gardner is so poorly formed that it will allow narcissistic predatory parents to continue their abuse, including the incestuous sexual abuse of the child and the psychological domination of the child (and spouse) through threats of violence directed toward the child and spouse.

The concerns expressed by the critics are that the Gardnerian PAS model is too poorly defined so that it allows narcissistic targeted parents to continue their abuse of children by evading protection efforts through alleging «parental alienation.»

42 U.S. Code § 13001b (a) Establishment of regional children's advocacy program The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to --(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be exploited.

Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs is defined by the CEBC as programs directed at the general population which are designed to prevent abuse and neglect from occurring for the first time in a faAbuse and Neglect (Primary) Programs is defined by the CEBC as programs directed at the general population which are designed to prevent abuse and neglect from occurring for the first time in a faabuse and neglect from occurring for the first time in a family.

Parent Training Programs that Address Child Abuse and Neglect are defined by the CEBC as parent training services for parents / caregivers that have a goal of reducing the risk of abuse or negAbuse and Neglect are defined by the CEBC as parent training services for parents / caregivers that have a goal of reducing the risk of abuse or negabuse or neglect.

Target Population: Families with an accepted child maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child maltreatment (as defined by MN statute 626.556)

Emotional abuse is defined by the Child Protection Act (South Australia) as when a child has suffered or is likely to suffer psychological injury detrimental to the child's well - being, or the child's psychological development is in jeopardy.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health This technical assistance center is committed to developing comprehensive, accessible, and culturally - relevant responses to the range of trauma - related issues faced by domestic violence survivors and their children; to promoting advocacy that is survivor - defined and rooted in principles of social justice; and to eradicating the social and psychological conditions that contribute to interpersonal abuse and violence across the lifespan.

The Workplace Bullying Institute defines bullying as repeated mistreatment of a person by workplace perpetrators — abusive conduct that's threatening, humiliating, or intimidating; work sabotage; or verbal abuse.