I would add to this list of definitions by including, a constitution of members by blood or law, to include parents and children whether natural, adoptive or foster children. The quality or state of being violent, intense or furious. An instant of violent action, treatment, etc. To injure or damage by rough or abusive treatment. This creates a sense of outrage in the victim and shame in the victimizer.
Abuse can be both verbal and physical, perpetrated by the stronger upon the weaker.
To fail to heed or take note of or disregard. The act of neglecting, or the state of being neglected. An instance of neglect. It has been stated by many victims of neglect as children, that they preferred abuse to neglect. That is, negative attention is more tolerable than no attention at all.