Child abuse

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001243",
  "term": "Child abuse",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm sexual abuse or exploitation; or any act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm to a person under the age of 18 or of an age specified by the child protection law of the State.",
  "synonyms": [
    "battered children",
    "child maltreatment",
    "child neglect"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "family violence",
    "crime",
    "parent-child relationships",
    "child labor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Federal Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "abuso infantil"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/child-abuse/"
}