elder abuse
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “elder abuse” means abuse of an older individual.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 3002The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “elder abuse” means any action against a person who is 50 years of age or older that constitutes the willful—
(A) infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or cruel punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; or
(B) deprivation by a person, including a caregiver, of goods or services with intent to cause physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.
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- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.1
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- 2018–present8 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.2
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- 2005–20188 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.3
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- 2005–20148 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section