neglect of a child definition

neglect of a child means the neglect of a child where the child has suffered, or is likely to suffer, significant harm to his or her wellbeing or development;
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neglect of a child means, as specified in A.R.S. §8-201, the
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neglect of a child means, as specified in A.R.S. §8-201, the inability or unwillingness of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child to provide that child with supervision, food, clothing, shelter, or medical care.
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More Definitions of neglect of a child

neglect of a child in this policy, means:
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Related to neglect of a child

  • Child neglect means the failure to provide, by those responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child, the proper or necessary education as required by law; nutrition; or medical, surgical, or any other care necessary for the child's well-being as defined in 10 Del.C. §901.

  • Adult neglect means that an adult is living under such circumstances that he is not able to provide

  • Severe neglect means neglect that causes or threatens to cause serious harm to a

  • Child abuse or neglect means the injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by any person under circumstances which indicate that the child's health, welfare, and safety is harmed thereby. An abused child is a child who has been subjected to child abuse or neglect as defined herein: Provided, that this subsection shall not be construed to authorize interference with child-raising practices, including reasonable parental discipline, which are not proved to be injurious to the child's health, welfare, and safety: And provided further, That nothing in this section shall be used to prohibit the reasonable use of corporal punishment as a means of discipline. No parent or guardian shall be deemed abusive or neglectful solely by reason of the parent's or child's blindness, deafness, developmental disability or other handicap. RCW 26.44.020

  • Neglect means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified below, other than by accidental means:

  • Neglected child means a child who has been subjected to neglect.

  • Conviction of fraud or any other felony means any conviction for fraud or a felony in violation of state or Federal criminal statutes, whether entered on a verdict or plea, including a plea of nolo contendere, for which sentence has been imposed.

  • Abuse or neglect means abuse or neglect as described in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-120, and includes any violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-70 (sexual assault in the first degree), 53a-70a (aggravated sexual assault in the first degree), 53a-71 (sexual assault in the second degree), 53a-72a (sexual assault in the third degree), 53a-72b (sexual assault in the third degree with a firearm), or 53a-73a (sexual assault in the fourth degree).

  • Felony Conviction means a conviction within the preceding 24 months of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law and includes conviction of an offense defined in a section of the United States Code that specifically classifies the offense as a felony and conviction of an offense that is classified as a felony under 18 U.S.C. 3559.

  • Self-neglect means an older individual’s inability, due to physical or mental impairment or diminished capacity, to perform essential self-care tasks, including obtaining essential food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; obtaining goods and services necessary to maintain physical health, mental health, or general safety; or managing one’s own financial affairs.

  • Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State criminal drug statutes.

  • Neglected means that a child (a) has been abandoned, or (b) is being denied proper care and attention, physically, educationally, emotionally or morally, or (c) is being permitted to live under conditions, circumstances or associations injurious to his well-being, or (d) has been abused.

  • Law relating to a public servant s office or employment” means a law that specifically applies to a person acting in the capacity of a public servant and that directly or indirectly imposes a duty on the public servant or governs the conduct of the public servant. Penal Code 39.01(1)

  • Abused or neglected child means any child:

  • Violent juvenile felony means any of the delinquent acts enumerated in subsection B or C of

  • Violent felony means any offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony and:

  • Threat of violence means an unjustified expression of intention to inflict injury or damage that is made by a student and directed to another student.

  • Felony means that term as defined in section 1 of chapter I of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 761.1.

  • Moral turpitude means conduct that is wrong in itself even if no statute were to prohibit the conduct; and

  • Sabotage means deliberate damage, with malevolent intent, to a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material, a device that contains a Category 1 or Category 2 quantity of radioactive material, or the components of the security system.

  • attorney-at-law means an attorney-at-law, a legal practitioner or advocate duly admitted to practise law in the courts of a Contracting Party;

  • Sexual excitement means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.

  • Habitual truant means a school-age child who:

  • Act of Insolvency means any act as such as defined by the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act or in Provincial Insolvency act or any amending status.

  • Quasi-Sovereign means an entity 100% guaranteed by a Sovereign or more than 50% directly or indirectly owned by a Sovereign. *

  • Habitually truant means a truant child who is truant for at least five school days within a school year.