CHILD-SEXUAL-ABUSE ACCOMMODATION SYNDROME

child-sexual-abuse accommodation syndrome.The supposed medical and psychological condition of a child who has suffered repeated instances of sexual abuse, usu. from a relative or family friend. • This so-called “syndrome” has been repudiated by the scientific community. It cannot be validated and thus cannot discriminate between abuse and nonabuse cases. — Abbr. CSAAS. — Also termed child-sexual-abuse syndrome. [Cases: Criminal Law  474.4(4).] [Blacks Law 8th]