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Terms in this set (472) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) Abuse Physical abuse, harassment,
intimidation of a dependent,
interference with personal liberty or
willful deprivation but does not include
reasonable direction of a minor by a
parent or person loco parentis.
2) Harassment Knowing conduct which is not
necessary to accomplish a purpose that
is reasonable under the circumstances;
would cause a reasonable person
emotional distress; and does cause
emotional distress to the petitioner.
3) Intimidation of a dependent Subjecting a person who is dependent
because of age, health, or disability to
, participation in or the witnessing of:
physical force against another or
physical confinement or restraint of
another which constitutes physical
abuse as defined in this Act, regardless
of whether the abused person is a
household member.
4) Interference with personal liberty Committing or threatening physical
abuse, harassment, intimidation or
willful deprivation so as to compel
another to engage in conduct from
which he or she had the right to engage.
5) Willful deprivation Willfully denying a person who
because of age, health or disability
requires medication, medical care,
shelter, accessible shelter or services,
food, therapeutic device, or other
physical assistance, and thereby
exposing that person to the risk of
potential harm, except with regard to
medical care or treatment when the
dependent person has expressed an
intent to forgo such medical care or
, treatment.
6) Domestic violence advocate or Any person who has undergone a
counselor minimum of forty hours of training in
domestic violence advocacy, crisis
intervention and related areas and who
provides services to victims through a
domestic violence program either on an
employed or volunteer basis.
7) Domestic violence victim Any person who consults a domestic
violence counselor for the purpose of
securing advice, counseling or
assistance related to one or more
alleged incidents of domestic violence.
8) Confidential communication Any communication between an
alleged victim of domestic violence and
a domestic violence advocate or
counselor in the course of providing
information, counseling or advocacy.
The term includes all records kept by
the advocate or counselor or by the
domestic violence program in the
course of providing services to an
alleged victim concerning the alleged
, victim and the services provided.
9) Order of protection An emergency order, interim order or
plenary order, granted pursuant to this
Act, which includes any or all of the
remedies in Section 214. These can
include, prohibition of an abuser,
neglect or exploitation, grant exclusive
possession of residence, stay away
order, counseling, physical care and
possession of minor child, temporary
legal custody, visitation, possession of
personal property, protection of
property, order for payment of support,
order for payment of losses, prohibition
of entry, prohibition of firearm
possession, prohibition of access to
records, order for payment of shelter
services, and order for injunctive relief.
10) Stay away Means for the respondent to refrain
from both physical presence and
nonphysical contact with the petitioner
whether direct, indirect (including but
not limited to, telephone calls, mail,