abuse of the elderly

Abuse of a senior citizen by a caregiver.

• Examples include deprivation of food or medication, beatings, oral assaults, and isolation.

— Also termed elder abuse. [Cases: Assault and Battery 48. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 2–3, 62, 64–66, 81.]

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