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noun
- 1. physical maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child: "the campaign urges action over a sickening report on child abuse"
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- Child abuse
Maltreatment or neglect of a child
Child abuse is physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child, especially by a parent or a caregiver. Child abuse may include any act or failure to act by a parent or a caregiver that results in actual or potential wrongful harm to a child and can occur in a child's home, or in organizations, schools, or communities the child interacts with. Wikipedia
