battered child syndrome
battered child syndrome 受虐待儿童综合症 指儿童由于长期遭受虐待而产生的病理、心理综合症，主要表现为多动不宁、感情脆弱、适应困难、内向孤僻等。根据此诊断，可认为儿童的抚养人对此负有责任。
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battered child syndrome
battered-child syndrome. Family law. A constellation of medical and psychological conditions of a child who has suffered continuing injuries that could not be accidental and are therefore presumed to have been inflicted by someone close to the child, usu. a caregiver. • Diagnosis typically results from a radiological finding of distinct bone trauma and persistent
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battered child
A child upon whom physical or sexual abuse has been inflicted, usu. by a relative, caregiver, or close family friend. See child abuse under ABUSE; domestic violence under VIOLENCE; BATTERED-CHILD SYNDROME.
cruelty to children
cruelty to children 虐待儿童 指未尽到对儿童应有的法定义务或者职责。在美国许多司法管辖区的受虐儿童法〔battered child statutes〕中，虐待一词包括精神上和肉体上两方面的虐待。在英国，现行的有关立法主要有1933年的《儿童和少年法》〔Children and Young Persons Act〕、1963年的《儿童和少年法》、1967年的《刑法》〔Criminal Law Act〕。1933年法将虐待儿童的行为规定为既可按简易程序、也可按正式起诉程序审理的轻罪。
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abuse excuse
abuse excuse. Criminal law. The defense that a defendant cannot tell right from wrong or control impulses be-cause of physical or mental abuse suffered as a child. • Like the traditional excuse of insanity, the abuse excuse is asserted by a defendant in an effort to avoid all culpability for the crime charged. Cf. BATTERED-CHILD
violence
violence. The use of physical force, usu. accompanied by fury, vehemence, or outrage; esp., physical force unlawfully exercised with the intent to harm. • Some courts have held that violence in labor disputes is not limited to physical contact or injury, but may include picketing conducted with misleading signs, false statements, erroneous publicity, and veiled