Inflict definition
Inflict means “to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.” http://www.dictionary.com/browse/inflict. “Cause” means “to
Inflict means “[t]o deal or mete out (something punishing or burdensome); impose” or “[t]o afflict.”83 To “deal” in this context means “[t]o administer; deliver: dealt him a blow.”84 “Mete,” also in the correct context, means “[t]o distribute by or as if by measure; allot: mete out punishment.”85 These terms, demonstrate that the legislature intended something different than to “cause” an injury, a term the legislature could have used. The Act requires the caregiver’s action to be intended to cause an injury to the child. The Department seems to have acknowledged this in its argument, to a degree. However, the Department argues that in intending to remove P.R. from the couch, resulting in her injury, the definition of physical abuse is met. This strict-liability approach is not what the statue permits. 86 The definition requires the caregiver to “inflict” the injury on the child. It is not enough to cause an injury to the child through an action which the actor intended to have a non-injurious outcome.87
Examples of Inflict in a sentence
Aided or Abetted to Inflict Physical Injury {E.C. 48900(t)} Alternative to Suspension Suspension Expulsion Aided or abetted in the infliction or attempted infliction of physical injury to another student.