abused child
A child who has been subjected to physical or mental neglect or harm. See child abuse under ABUSE.
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abused and neglected children
abused and neglected children 被虐待的儿童 指在身体上或情感上遭受严重伤害，包括营养不良的儿童。
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child protective services
Child Protective Services. A governmental agency with responsibility for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect, providing family services to the parent or guardian of a child who has been abused or neglected, and administering the foster-care program. — Abbr. CPS. — Also termed (in some states) Department of Social Services.
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inure
inure (in-yoor), vb. 1. To take effect; to come into use (the settlement proceeds must inure to the benefit of the widow and children). 2. To make accustomed to something unpleasant; to habituate (abused children become inured to violence). — Also spelled enure. — inurement, n.
foster care
foster care. 1. A federally funded child-welfare program providing substitute care for abused and neglected children who have been removed by court order from their parents’ or guardians’ care or for children voluntarily placed by their parents in the temporary care of the state because of a family crisis. 42 USCA §§ 670–679a. • The
dependency court
A court having jurisdiction over matters involving abused and neglected children, foster care, the termination of parental rights, and (sometimes) adoption.
adoption and safe families act
Adoption and Safe Families Act. A 1997 federal law that requires states to provide safe and permanent homes for abused and neglected children within shorter periods than those required by earlier state and federal laws. • The primary focus is on the safety and well-being of the child, in contrast to previously paramount rights of
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safe house
safe house. A residence where people live under protection, usu. in anonymity. • Safe houses are operated for a range of purposes, both legal and illegal. Shelters for abused spouses and runaway children are safe houses. Law-enforcement agencies keep safe houses for undercover operations and to protect witnesses who have been threatened. Lawbreakers use them
covenant marriage
A special type of marriage in which the parties agree to more stringent requirements for marriage and divorce than are otherwise imposed by state law for ordinary marriages. • In the late 1990s, several states (beginning with Louisiana: see Acts 1997, No. 1380, § 5) passed laws providing for covenant marriages. The requirements vary, but
hearsay rule
hearsay rule. The rule that no assertion offered as testimony can be received unless it is or has been open to test by cross-examination or an opportunity for cross-examination, except as provided otherwise by the rules of evidence, by court rules, or by statute. • The chief reasons for the rule are that out-of-court statements