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child abuse

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child abuse
n
(Social Welfare) physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare See also nonaccidental injury
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.child abuse - the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of childrenchild abuse - the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
Translations
child abuse سوء معاملة الأطفال týrání dětí børnemisbrug Kindesmissbrauch παιδική κακοποίηση maltrato a la infancia, maltrato infantil lasten pahoinpitely maltraitance zlostavljanje djece violenza sui minori 児童虐待 아동 학대 kindermishandeling barnemishandling maltretowanie dzieci abuso contra a criança жестокое обращение с детьми barnmisshandel การกระทำทารุณต่อเด็ก çocuk tacizi sự lạm dụng trẻ em 虐待儿童


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As a staunch defender of children's rights, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Thursday, discussed the issue of child abuse with 80 students hailing from sixteen different Arab countries in a regional workshop hosted by the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in coordination with the League of Arab States.
Child abuse thrives in Kyrgyzstan, claim representatives of non-governmental organizations active in child rights protection.
They also spoke about that rise in the incidents of child abuse and called for measures to protect the child against all forms of child abuse.
 
 
 
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