Definitions by Anna Malakhova

Malakhova, Anna

Extended Definition

Family abuse is a deliberate act of violence effected by one member of the family towards another one, including forceful detention, that violates the rights of the victim and results in physical or psychic injury or places one in reasonable fear of serious injury. Abuse is also a forced control of one person under another. It can be not only actions or threats, but also presence when such actions or threats take place (for instance, child witnessing father’s violent actions towards mother).
Ukrainian legislation defines four types of family abuse. It is physical, psychological, sexual abuse and neglect of child’s needs.

1. Мурашкевич А. Домашнее насилие: как защитить ребёнка. – Луганск, 2004
2. Family Violence Glossary – Available from http://www.sandiegofamilyjusticecenter.org/info/resources/family-violence-glossary
3. FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 – Available from http://www.austlii.edu.au/
au/legis/cth/consol_act/fla1975114/s4.html#family_violence
4. Закон України Про попередження насильства в сім‘ї. Закон вiд 15.11.2001 № 2789-II – Available from http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi

Sentence Definition

Teenager is a person between the ages of 11-12 and 15-17; an adolescent.

1. Консультування сім’ї: методичні поради для консультування батьків. – Частина 2 / За ред. В.Г. Постового. – К.: ДЦССМ, 2003. – 303 с.
2. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company - Available from http://www.answers.com/topic/teenager