The resolution of this appeal depends upon the construction of one word in 10 O.S.Supp.1990, § 1130(A)(5)(a). At issue is the definition of the term "abuse" in a statute permitting the immediate termination of parental rights where the child involved has been adjudicated deprived.
S.T.G. came to the attention of child welfare authorities on January 7, 1990, after the Department of Human...
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