District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 7-1901. Definitions.

(i) The intentional or reckless infliction of serious physical pain or injury;

(ii) The use or threatened use of violence to force participation in “sexual conduct,” defined in § 22-3101(5);

(iii) The repeated, intentional imposition of unreasonable confinement or threats to impose unreasonable confinement, resulting in severe mental distress;

(iv) The repeated use of threats or violence, resulting in shock or an intense, expressed fear for one's life or of serious physical injury; or

(v) The intentional or deliberately indifferent deprivation of essential food, shelter, or health care in violation of a caregiver's responsibilities, when that deprivation constitutes a serious threat to one's life or physical health.

(i) Is highly vulnerable to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation because of a physical or mental impairment, self-neglect, or incapacity;

(ii) Has recently been or is being abused, neglected, or exploited by another or meets the criteria for self-neglect; and

(iii) Has no one willing and able to provide adequate protection.

(i) The repeated, careless infliction of serious physical pain or injury;

(ii) The repeated failure of a caregiver to take reasonable steps, within the purview of his or her responsibilities, to protect against acts of abuse described in paragraph (1)(B) of this section;

(iii) The repeated, careless imposition of unreasonable confinement, resulting in severe mental distress; or

(iv) The careless deprivation of essential food, shelter, or health care in violation of a caregiver's responsibilities, when that deprivation constitutes a serious threat to one's life or physical health.

(i) Providing essential food, clothing, shelter, or medical care;

(ii) Obtaining goods or services necessary to maintain physical health, mental health, emotional well-being, and general safety; or

(iii) Managing his or her financial affairs.