The following words and terms used in this division have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Omission" means a failure to act.
(2) "Reasonable effort to prevent" a type of abuse,
including trafficking, means an action that a person responsible for
a child's care, custody, or welfare would have taken to protect a
child from the abuse that the person knew or reasonably should have
known occurred or was occurring. It is not required for that person
to have directly perpetrated the abuse.
(3) "Substantial risk" means a real and significant
possibility or likelihood.
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