non-abused

A form of nonabused — Not having been abused.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-abused (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of nonabused.

    Scientists say that young girls who are emotionally and physically abused hit puberty eight to 12 months earlier than their non-abused peers.

    2017 March 17, Mary Kekatos, “Abuse accelerates puberty in children: Kids who experience sexual abuse develop a year earlier than their non-abused peers”, in Daily Mail
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    Demographic differences were found between abused and non-abused groups in education, income, martial status, and pregnancy status at study entry.

    2006, Stanley M. Sturt, Child Abuse: New Research, Nova Publishers, page 183

    Thus, abused children were about 60 percent more likely to be arrested as a juvenile and 30 percent more likely to be arrested as an adult than non-abused children.

    2011, Lisa J Cohen, The Handy Psychology Answer Book, Visible Ink Press, page 439
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