MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
misshandel
Swedish word. In English: assault
Hitting or injuring someone.
Facts about the word
- Violence against children can involve assault, psychological violence, sexual abuse or female genital mutilation. Sverige i fokus s. 25
- All violence against children is forbidden both under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Swedish law, and the crime can lead to prison. Sverige i fokus s. 25
- In 1979 Sweden was the first country in the world to decide that it is forbidden to hit children. Sverige i fokus s. 25
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Assault is hitting or injuring someone. All violence against children is forbidden, at home too, and the word has nothing to do with shopping.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.