adult protection
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.52 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Policies and actions in place for the protection of (sometimes vulnerable) adults; adult safeguarding.
Uncountable
noun
Adult incontinence wear, such as adult diapers, pads, diaper briefs or incontinence briefs.
Uncountable
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see adult, protection. (i.e. protection by adults)
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I am not in favor of the block grant approach to social services. I feel that the elderly will take a second or third or fourth place seat to other special interest groups. The adult protection should be given priority status with child protection and other domestic violence concerns."
- "The proper application of adult protection statutes to incompetent people will often be as dependent on thorough, fair, complete competency assessment as the imposition of guardianship is. In fact, some laws explicitly make incompetency a ground for intervention."
- "Adult protection is about being more aware and alert to potential situations of abuse. Having a good knowledge of the signs of abuse can enable you to think about whether a situation of abuse may be occurring."
- "Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland without specific adult protection laws. Action on Elder Abuse said older people were "subject to a postcode lottery". "We have legislation to protect children from abuse and animals from cruelty," said the charity's deputy chief executive Veronica Gray."
- "For effective adult protection, there's nothing like new SERENITY Guards, available in Super and Regular."
- "The demand for incontinence garments will grow. Birth rates for babies have passed their peak, but the number of adults in high-risk ages for incontinence increases yearly. Babies are in diapers for less than thirty months; adult protection is sometimes required for a decade or longer."