Can the definition ';child abuse'; include teenagers?

Teenagers can be considered children because they are underage, so can the term ';child abuse'; apply to teenagers as well?Can the definition ';child abuse'; include teenagers?
Yes that is the logical consequence of having ( in some states ) an age of consent as high as 18. A girl of 17 can therefore become a victim of child sex abuse if she has consented sex with a 21 year old. It`s ridiculous, but that is how society wants it now a days.


All other kinds of abuse is child abuse if a person is below 18.Can the definition ';child abuse'; include teenagers?
Yes, child abuse affects any person who is under the age of 18 although it is harder to get support from the age of 16. It is possible to be abused into adulthood too. It is then just abuse or could possibly be termed as domestic violence.





It includes any situation when some who has a level of control or power over someone else.
Yes. Absolutely. A teenager can be a victim of ';child'; abuse. Here is an article about one such criminal offense which occurred just last month. http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/鈥?/a> where a woman beat a 17 year old male minor child who was in her custody at the time of the beating. Please note that she was charged with the offense of child abuse.
Anyone under the age of 18 is considered ';under age'; in the US.
Yes, teenagers are abused and it is considered child abuse.
Definitely! Until one is 18, one is still a child, and many of those abused are young adults.
Yes because teenagers are children in the eyes of the law until they are 18.
it can apply to everyone under the legal age of 18
until you are a legal adult yes it is
yes
of course!
yes





as long as they are still minors
yes