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  2. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act - Wikipedia

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    The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 was enacted to provide a robust legal framework for the protection of children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interest of the child at every stage of the judicial process. The framing of the Act seeks to put children ...

  3. Telugu language - Wikipedia

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    Telugu (/ ˈ t ɛ l ʊ ɡ uː /; [6] తెలుగు, Telugu pronunciation: [ˈt̪eluɡu]) is a classical Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.

  4. Sexual assault - Wikipedia

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    Sexual assault is defined as sexual contact with another person without that other person's consent. Consent is defined in section 273.1 (1) as "the voluntary agreement of the complainant to engage in the sexual activity in question". Section 265 of the Criminal Code defines the offences of assault and sexual assault.

  5. Child abuse - Wikipedia

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    [29] In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses the term child maltreatment to refer to both acts of commission (abuse), which include "words or overt actions that cause harm, potential harm, or threat of harm to a child", and acts of omission (neglect), meaning "the failure to provide for a child's basic ...

  6. Violence against women - Wikipedia

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    Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence[1][2] and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), [3] is violent acts primarily committed by men or boys against women or girls. Such violence is often considered a form of hate crime, [4] committed against persons specifically because they are of the female gender, and can take ...

  7. Controlling behavior in relationships - Wikipedia

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    Abuse. v. t. e. Controlling behavior in relationships are behaviors exhibited by an individual who seeks to gain and maintain control over another person. [1][2][3] Abusers may utilize tactics such as intimidation or coercion, and may seek personal gain, personal gratification, and the enjoyment of exercising power and control. [4]

  8. Child sexual abuse - Wikipedia

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    Abuse, sexual (child): generally defined as contacts between a child and an adult or other person significantly older or in a position of power or control over the child, where the child is being used for sexual stimulation of the adult or other person. ^ a b Williams, Mike (2019).

  9. Telugu script - Wikipedia

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    Telugu script (Telugu: తెలుగు లిపి, romanized: Telugu lipi), an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts, is used to write the Telugu language, a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as several other neighbouring states. It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic.