endangered child
Vulnerable young person
An endangered child is a minor whose safety, health, or welfare is at serious risk—whether from abuse, neglect, exploitation, or hazardous circumstances.
The term appears in legal contexts describing situations requiring intervention: The court determined the children were endangered.
Child endangerment laws criminalize actions or failures to act that place children in danger: She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- rescueSave from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- neglectFailure to provide care
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