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SEXUAL MISTREATMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sexual maltreatment
1, record 1, English, sexual%20maltreatment
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sexual mistreatment 2, record 1, English, sexual%20mistreatment
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Section 1(a) of the Family and Child Services Act defines "child abuse" as "physical, mental, emotional or sexual mistreatment of the child". 2, record 1, English, - sexual%20maltreatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
We made some mistakes, but there were never any beatings up or sexual maltreatment. 1, record 1, English, - sexual%20maltreatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Maltreatment: Cruel or inhumane treatment. Mistreatment: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly. 3, record 1, English, - sexual%20maltreatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mistreat; maltreat: Most writers on usage have held that there is a difference between these terms. "To mistreat," write the Evanses, "is to treat badly or wrongly". The word suggests a deviation from accepted norm or treatment and a deviation always towards the bad. "To maltreat", to abuse, to handle roughly or cruelly, is to mistreat in a special way. The words are often used interchangeably (Horwill believes that Americans prefer "mistreat" and English "maltreat"), but "maltreat" is usually restricted to the rougher forms of mistreating. 4, record 1, English, - sexual%20maltreatment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sévices sexuels
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9vices%20sexuels
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mauvais traitements sexuels 2, record 1, French, mauvais%20traitements%20sexuels
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous avons commis certaines erreurs, mais jamais il n'y a eu de tabassage ou de sévices sexuels. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9vices%20sexuels
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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