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Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause Pain , Injury , or other physical Suffering or Harm .

Basic forms include:

Striking

Punching

pushing, pulling

slapping

striking with an object

pinching

Kick ing

having someone fall

Kneeing

Strangling

Drowning

Sleep Deprivation

exposure to cold, Freezing

exposure to heat or Radiation , Burning

exposure to Electric Shock

placing in "stress Positions " (tied or otherwise forced)

Cutting or otherwise exposing somebody to something sharp

exposure to a dangerous animal

throwing or shooting a Projectile

exposure to a Toxic substance

Infecting with a Disease

withholding food or medication

Spanking is subject to controversy as to whether it qualifies as physical abuse.

SEE ALSO

Assault

Battered Woman Syndrome

Bodily Harm

Humiliation

Torture

Negligence

EXTERNAL LINKS

A slideshow about the abuse by United States soldiers at Abu Ghraib Prison .

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